Chapter 41 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 41.17

काकाः श्येनास्तथा गृध्रा नीचैः परिपतन्ति च। शिवाश्चाप्यशुभा वाचः प्रवदन्ति महास्वनाः॥

kākāḥ śyenāstathā gṛdhrā nīcaiḥ paripatanti ca| śivāścāpyaśubhā vācaḥ pravadanti mahāsvanāḥ||

English Meaning

And crows and hawks and vultures drop down. And jackals yell loud inauspicious notes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)