Chapter 55 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 55.16

रजश्चारुणवर्णाभं सुभीममभवद्भृशम्॥ उद्धृतं हरिरक्षोभिः संरुरोध दिशो दश।

rajaścāruṇavarṇābhaṃ subhīmamabhavadbhṛśam|| uddhṛtaṃ harirakṣobhiḥ saṃrurodha diśo daśa|

English Meaning

And fearful was the dust red-hued that was raised incessantly by the monkeys and the Rākṣasa; and it enveloped the ten cardinal points.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)