Chapter 43 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 43.40

निहन्यमाना हरिपुंगवैस्तदा निशाचराः शोणितगन्धमूर्च्छिताः। पुनः सुयुद्धं तरसा समाश्रिता दिवाकरस्यास्तमयाभिकामिणः॥

nihanyamānā haripuṃgavaistadā niśācarāḥ śoṇitagandhamūrcchitāḥ| punaḥ suyuddhaṃ tarasā samāśritā divākarasyāstamayābhikāmiṇaḥ||

English Meaning

Thus destroyed by the foremost of monkeys, the rangers of night, beyond themselves with the smell of blood, eagerly wishing for the setting of the Sun, again made active preparation for a renewal of the fight.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)