Chapter 53 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 53.19

रथनेमिस्वनस्तत्र धनुषश्चापि घोरवत्। शङ्खभेरीमृदङ्गानां बभूव तुमुलः स्वनः॥

rathanemisvanastatra dhanuṣaścāpi ghoravat| śaṅkhabherīmṛdaṅgānāṃ babhūva tumulaḥ svanaḥ||

English Meaning

And dreadful and mighty were the sounds of car-weapons, mighty and dreadful and capable of string terror into the heart. And dreadful and mighty were the sounds of car-wheels, and conchs and trumpets and drums.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)