Chapter 58 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 58.25

सा मही रुधिरौधेण प्रच्छन्ना संप्रकाशते। संछन्ना माधवे मासि पलाशैरिव पुष्पितैः॥

sā mahī rudhiraudheṇa pracchannā saṃprakāśate| saṃchannā mādhave māsi palāśairiva puṣpitaiḥ||

English Meaning

The earth drenched with streams of gore looked as if swarming with blossoming palāśas in the month of spring.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)