Chapter 51 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 51.1

तेषां तु तुमुलं शब्दं वानराणां महौजसाम्। नर्दतां राक्षसैः सार्धं तदा शुश्राव रावणः॥

teṣāṃ tu tumulaṃ śabdaṃ vānarāṇāṃ mahaujasām| nardatāṃ rākṣasaiḥ sārdhaṃ tadā śuśrāva rāvaṇaḥ||

English Meaning

Then Rāvana heard the tumult raised by the highly energetic monkeys roaring in company with the Rākşasas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)