Chapter 15 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 15.8

कुद्धेन च तदा राजन्मारीचेन युयुत्सुना। निमेथान्तरमात्रेण द्वे सहस्र निपातिते॥

kuddhena ca tadā rājanmārīcena yuyutsunā| nimethāntaramātreṇa dve sahasra nipātite||

English Meaning

O king, in the twinkling of an eye Märīca, waxing wroth and eager for encounter brought down two thousand (of enemy's soldiers).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)