Chapter 65 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 65

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 65.42

निष्पपात तदा चोल्का ज्वलन्ती भीमनि:स्वना। आदित्यो निष्प्रभश्चासीन वाति च सुखोऽनिलः॥

niṣpapāta tadā colkā jvalantī bhīmani:svanā| ādityo niṣprabhaścāsīna vāti ca sukho'nilaḥ||

English Meaning

A meteor dropped down with a tremendous crash. And the sun was bedimmed, and the air did not blow, enhancing pleasure.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)