Chapter 4 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 4.66

अधिकं शैलराजस्तु धातुभिस्तु विभूषितः। धातुभ्यः प्रसृतो रेणुर्वायुवेगेन घट्टितः॥ सुमहद्वानरानीकं छादयामास सर्वतः।

adhikaṃ śailarājastu dhātubhistu vibhūṣitaḥ| dhātubhyaḥ prasṛto reṇurvāyuvegena ghaṭṭitaḥ|| sumahadvānarānīkaṃ chādayāmāsa sarvataḥ|

English Meaning

That mount was richly embellished with diverse metals. And dust issuing from these metals and thickened by the air, enveloped on all sides the huge monkey-host.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)