Chapter 53 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 53.9

तद्राक्षसबलं सर्वं विप्रस्थितमशोभत। प्रावृट्काले यथा मेघा नर्दमानाः सविद्युतः॥

tadrākṣasabalaṃ sarvaṃ viprasthitamaśobhata| prāvṛṭkāle yathā meghā nardamānāḥ savidyutaḥ||

English Meaning

That entire Rākşasa army. as it marched forth, resemble clouds in summer roaring with lightning.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)