Chapter 53 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 53.12

व्याहरन्त मृगा घोरा रक्षसां निधनं तदा। समापतन्तो योधास्तु प्रास्खलंस्तत्र दारुणम्॥

vyāharanta mṛgā ghorā rakṣasāṃ nidhanaṃ tadā| samāpatanto yodhāstu prāskhalaṃstatra dāruṇam||

English Meaning

And frightful beasts betokened the destruction of the Räkşasa in battle. And warriors began to tumble down in an ominous way.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)