Chapter 23 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 23.11

काकाः श्येनास्तथा नीचा गृध्राः परिपतन्ति च। शिवाश्चाप्यशुभानादानदन्ति सुमहाभयान्॥

kākāḥ śyenāstathā nīcā gṛdhrāḥ paripatanti ca| śivāścāpyaśubhānādānadanti sumahābhayān||

English Meaning

Crows, and hawks, and the inferior vultures, wheel all round. And jackals are sending inauspicious yells, exciting great fear.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)