Chapter 39 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 39.10

कुर्वन्तस्ते महावेगा महीं चरणपीडिताम्। रजश्च सहसैवोर्ध्वं जगाम चरणोत्थितम्॥

kurvantaste mahāvegā mahīṃ caraṇapīḍitām| rajaśca sahasaivordhvaṃ jagāma caraṇotthitam||

English Meaning

They, endowed with great impetuosity, went on, oppressing the earth with their battle-array; and clouds of dust suddenly arose from the march of the soldiery.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)