Chapter 69 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 69

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 69.38

तदृष्ट्वा बलमायातं लब्धलक्षाः प्लवंगमाः।॥ समुद्यतमहाशैलाः संप्रणेदुर्मुहुर्मुहुः। अमृष्यमाणा रक्षांसि प्रतिनर्दन्त वानराः॥ ततः समुत्कृष्टरवं निशम्य रक्षोगणा वानरयूथपानाम्। महाबला भीमतरं प्रणेदुः।॥

tadṛṣṭvā balamāyātaṃ labdhalakṣāḥ plavaṃgamāḥ||| samudyatamahāśailāḥ saṃpraṇedurmuhurmuhuḥ| amṛṣyamāṇā rakṣāṃsi pratinardanta vānarāḥ|| tataḥ samutkṛṣṭaravaṃ niśamya rakṣogaṇā vānarayūthapānām| mahābalā bhīmataraṃ praṇeduḥ|||

English Meaning

Seeing that force advance, the monkeys, finding opportunity, upraising gaint crags momentarily set up shouts. And thereat, the Rakş asas, incapable of bearing those shouts, shouted in reply to the monkeys. And again the monkeys shouted to the Raksasa, who were unable to put up with that cry. And hearing that loud shout of the monkey-leaders, the mighty Raksasa, incapable of bearing that noise expressive of exhilaration, shouted still more dreadfully.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)