Chapter 40 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 40.14

बाहूत्तमैवरिणवारणाभैर्निवारयन्तौ परवारणाभौ। चिरेण कालेन भृशं प्रयुद्धौ संरतुर्मण्डलमार्गमाशु ॥

bāhūttamaivariṇavāraṇābhairnivārayantau paravāraṇābhau| cireṇa kālena bhṛśaṃ prayuddhau saṃraturmaṇḍalamārgamāśu ||

English Meaning

And resembling mighty elephants, they, resisting each other by means of their powerful arms like to the trunks of elephants, fought for a long while, swiftly wheeling about the arena.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)