Chapter 24 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 24.19

सुविभक्तमहाव्यूहा महावानररक्षिता। अनीकिनी सा विबभौ यथा द्यौः साभ्रसंप्लवा॥

suvibhaktamahāvyūhā mahāvānararakṣitā| anīkinī sā vibabhau yathā dyauḥ sābhrasaṃplavā||

English Meaning

That army being skilfully divided into parts and protected by great monkeys, resembled the welkin covered with clouds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)