Chapter 10 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 10.12

गृध्राश्च परिलीयन्ते पुरीमुपरि पीडिताः। उपपन्नाश्च संध्ये द्वे व्याहरन्त्यशिवं शिवाः॥

gṛdhrāśca parilīyante purīmupari pīḍitāḥ| upapannāśca saṃdhye dve vyāharantyaśivaṃ śivāḥ||

English Meaning

Vultures sit sadly and distressed upon the roofs of houses. During the two twilights, the jackals, coming in sight, utter ominous howls.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)