Chapter 53 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 53.1

धूम्राक्षं निहतं श्रुत्वा रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः। क्रोधेन महताविष्टो निःश्वसनुरगो यथा॥

dhūmrākṣaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ| krodhena mahatāviṣṭo niḥśvasanurago yathā||

English Meaning

Hearing Dhūmrākṣa slain, Rāvana-lord of the Raksasas-overwhelmed with a mighty rage, began to sigh like a serpent.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)