Chapter 58 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 58.81

ततोऽवर्धत मे कायस्तदा पर्वतसंनिभः। युद्धाकाङ्क्षी वनं तस्य विनाशयितुमारभे॥

tato'vardhata me kāyastadā parvatasaṃnibhaḥ| yuddhākāṅkṣī vanaṃ tasya vināśayitumārabhe||

English Meaning

Thereupon my body increased like to a mountain and desirous of entering into conflict I began to lay waste the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)