Chapter 66 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 66.12

लोहितार्दास्तु बहवः शेरते वानरर्षभाः। निरस्ताः पतिता भूमौ ताम्रपुष्पा इव दुमाः॥

lohitārdāstu bahavaḥ śerate vānararṣabhāḥ| nirastāḥ patitā bhūmau tāmrapuṣpā iva dumāḥ||

English Meaning

Many a prime monkey, crimsoned and drenched (with blood) lay down (on the ground); and many, resisted dropped to the earth, like trees bearing coppery flowers.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)