Chapter 22 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 22.27

ततो विदुद्रुवुः सर्वे तस्मात्रस्ता रणाजिरे। सुराश्च क्षुभिताः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा दण्डोद्यतं यमम्॥

tato vidudruvuḥ sarve tasmātrastā raṇājire| surāśca kṣubhitāḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā daṇḍodyataṃ yamam||

English Meaning

In the field of battle, everyone afficted with fear, ran away from it. And beholding Yama with his rod uplifted, the celestials were agitated.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)