Chapter 66 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 66.14

वध्यमानास्तु ते वीरा राक्षसेन च लीलया। सागरं येन ते तीर्णाः यथा तेनैव दुद्रुवुः॥ ते स्थलानि तदा निम्नं विवर्णवदना भयात्। ऋक्षा वृक्षान्समारूढाः केचित्पर्वतमाश्रिताः॥

vadhyamānāstu te vīrā rākṣasena ca līlayā| sāgaraṃ yena te tīrṇāḥ yathā tenaiva dudruvuḥ|| te sthalāni tadā nimnaṃ vivarṇavadanā bhayāt| ṛkṣā vṛkṣānsamārūḍhāḥ kecitparvatamāśritāḥ||

English Meaning

Some ran by the same way by which they had crossed the ocean; and some with pale faces darted into downs. And some of the bears ascended up trees, and some took shelter in mountains.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)