Chapter 20 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 20.11

तत्प्रापयन्तं वचनं तूणमाप्लुत्य वानराः॥ प्रापद्यन्तः तदा क्षिप्रं लोप्नुं हन्तुं च मुष्टिभिः।

tatprāpayantaṃ vacanaṃ tūṇamāplutya vānarāḥ|| prāpadyantaḥ tadā kṣipraṃ lopnuṃ hantuṃ ca muṣṭibhiḥ|

English Meaning

Hearing him speak thus, the monkeys leaped up quickly and reached there with a view to chop off his wings or to slay him with their clenched fists.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)