Chapter 61 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 61.26

एकनाह्वा त्वसौ वीरश्चरन्भूमिं बुभुक्षितः। व्यात्तास्यो भक्षयेल्लोकान्संवृद्ध इव पावकः॥

ekanāhvā tvasau vīraścaranbhūmiṃ bubhukṣitaḥ| vyāttāsyo bhakṣayellokānsaṃvṛddha iva pāvakaḥ||

English Meaning

And for a single day, that hero, coming under the influence of hunger, shall range the earth, opening his mouth wide open, and devouring people like a fire that has spread far and wide.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)