Chapter 24 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 24.5

राक्षसास्तत्प्लवंगानां शुश्रुवुस्तेऽपि गर्जितम्। नर्दतामिव दृप्तानां मेघानामम्बरे स्वनम्॥

rākṣasāstatplavaṃgānāṃ śuśruvuste'pi garjitam| nardatāmiva dṛptānāṃ meghānāmambare svanam||

English Meaning

The Rākşasas also heard the roars of the monkeys, resembling the rumbling of haughty clouds in the sky.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)