Chapter 42 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 42.4

स दृष्ट्वा वानरैः सर्वैर्वसुधां कपिलीकृताम्। कथं क्षपयितव्याः स्युरिति चिन्तापरोऽभवत्॥

sa dṛṣṭvā vānaraiḥ sarvairvasudhāṃ kapilīkṛtām| kathaṃ kṣapayitavyāḥ syuriti cintāparo'bhavat||

English Meaning

He saw the entire Earth tawneyed with the monkeys; and he reflected within himself how he could destroy these.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)