Chapter 52 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 52.17

सैन्यं तु विद्रुतं दृष्ट्वा धूम्राक्षो राक्षसर्षभः। रोषेण कदनं चक्रे वानराणां युयुत्सताम्॥

sainyaṃ tu vidrutaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhūmrākṣo rākṣasarṣabhaḥ| roṣeṇa kadanaṃ cakre vānarāṇāṃ yuyutsatām||

English Meaning

Seeing the forces fleeing away, that foremost of Raksasas-Dhumraksa-flying into fury, began a terrific conflict with the monkeys desirous of encounter.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)