Chapter 54 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 54.24

गदां त्यक्त्वा ततस्तत्र मुष्टियुद्धमकुर्वत । अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुस्तत्र तावुभौ हरिराक्षसौ॥ रुधिरोद्गारिणौ तौ तु प्रहारैर्जनितश्रमौ। बभूवतुः सुविक्रान्तावङ्गारकबुधाविव॥

gadāṃ tyaktvā tatastatra muṣṭiyuddhamakurvata | anyonyaṃ jaghnatustatra tāvubhau harirākṣasau|| rudhirodgāriṇau tau tu prahārairjanitaśramau| babhūvatuḥ suvikrāntāvaṅgārakabudhāviva||

English Meaning

Thereupon, giving up his mace, he entered into a boxing encounter (with Angada). And hitting each other there, they both-the monkey and the Rākṣasa, richly with prowess, appeared like Angāraka and Budha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)