काञ्चनानि प्रमर्दन्तस्तोरणानि प्लवंगमाः। कैलासशिखराग्राणि गोपुराणि प्रमथ्य च॥ आप्लवन्तः प्लवन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः। लङ्कां तामभिधावन्ति महावारणसंनिभाः॥
kāñcanāni pramardantastoraṇāni plavaṃgamāḥ| kailāsaśikharāgrāṇi gopurāṇi pramathya ca|| āplavantaḥ plavantaśca garjantaśca plavaṃgamāḥ| laṅkāṃ tāmabhidhāvanti mahāvāraṇasaṃnibhāḥ||
English Meaning
The monkeys crushed golden gateways; and, breaking down gates resembling the tops of the summits of Kailasa, bounded roaring, some towards the wall and some all around. And resembling gigantic elephants, they rushed towards Lankā.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)