Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.56

तत्र केचिद्भुतं जग्मुरुत्पेतुश्च तथापरे॥ केचित्किलकिलां चक्रुर्वानरा वनगोचराः। प्रास्फोटयंश्च पुच्छानि संनिजघ्नुः पदान्यपि॥

tatra kecidbhutaṃ jagmurutpetuśca tathāpare|| kecitkilakilāṃ cakrurvānarā vanagocarāḥ| prāsphoṭayaṃśca pucchāni saṃnijaghnuḥ padānyapi||

English Meaning

Some proceeded with speed, some leaped, some set up cries expressing joy, some were uplifting their tails, and some were striking the ground with their feet.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)