Chapter 9 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 9.21

ववर्ष रुधिरं देवो मेघाश्च खरनिःस्वनाः। प्रभभौ न च सूर्यो वै महोल्काश्चापतन्भुवि॥ चकम्पे जगती चैव ववुर्वाताः सुदारुणाः। अक्षोभ्यः क्षुभितश्चैव समुद्रः सरितां पतिः॥

vavarṣa rudhiraṃ devo meghāśca kharaniḥsvanāḥ| prabhabhau na ca sūryo vai maholkāścāpatanbhuvi|| cakampe jagatī caiva vavurvātāḥ sudāruṇāḥ| akṣobhyaḥ kṣubhitaścaiva samudraḥ saritāṃ patiḥ||

English Meaning

That god showered down blood; and the clouds uttered forth harsh sounds. And the sun was deprived of his splendour; and meteors began to dart to the earth. And the earth shook; and the wind swept away violently. And that lord of streams-the ocean, which was calm before, became agitated.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)