Chapter 5 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 5.12

महागजैश्चापि तथा नदद्भिः सुपूजितैश्चापि तथा सुसद्भिः। रराज वीरैश्च विनिःशवसभ्दिर्ह्लदा भुजंगैरिव निःश्वसद्भिः॥

mahāgajaiścāpi tathā nadadbhiḥ supūjitaiścāpi tathā susadbhiḥ| rarāja vīraiśca viniḥśavasabhdirhladā bhujaṃgairiva niḥśvasadbhiḥ||

English Meaning

And with gigantic elephants roaring, (the place), honoured by pious persons, with its heroes heaving sighs looked exceedingly beautiful like a lake in which serpents are sighing forth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)