Chapter 48 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 48.23

नहि कोपपरीतानि हर्षपर्युत्सुकानि च। भवन्ति युधि योधानां मुखानि निहते पतौ॥

nahi kopaparītāni harṣaparyutsukāni ca| bhavanti yudhi yodhānāṃ mukhāni nihate patau||

English Meaning

When their leader fall, the countenances of the warriors in battle are not overspread with passion, or display cheerfulness and vivacity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)