Chapter 24 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 24.18

जघनं कपिसेनायाः कपिराजोऽभिरक्षतु।। पश्चार्द्धमिव लोकस्य प्रचेतास्तेजसा वृतः॥

jaghanaṃ kapisenāyāḥ kapirājo'bhirakṣatu|| paścārddhamiva lokasya pracetāstejasā vṛtaḥ||

English Meaning

As the Sun, surcharged with energy, protects the hind half of the globe, let the monkeymonarch protect the rear of the monkey-army.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)