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)