Chapter 28 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 28.35

शोणितोदकनिष्पन्दा काकगृध्रसमाकुला। प्रवृत्ता संयुगमुखे शस्त्रग्राहवती नदी॥

śoṇitodakaniṣpandā kākagṛdhrasamākulā| pravṛttā saṃyugamukhe śastragrāhavatī nadī||

English Meaning

There issued out in the battle-field a river from weapons, having blood for its silent waters and infested with crows and vultures.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)