Chapter 67 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 67.85

ततः सपुर्याः सहसा महात्मा निष्क्रम्य तद्वानरसैन्यमुग्रम्। बभक्ष रक्षो युधि कुम्भकर्णः प्रजा युगान्ताग्निरिव प्रवृद्धः।९३॥

tataḥ sapuryāḥ sahasā mahātmā niṣkramya tadvānarasainyamugram| babhakṣa rakṣo yudhi kumbhakarṇaḥ prajā yugāntāgniriva pravṛddhaḥ|93||

English Meaning

Then that mighty-minded one, the Raksasa Kumbhakarņa, issuing out of the city began to devour the terrific host of monkeys, as do the mighty fire eat up people at the end of a Yuga.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)