Chapter 69 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 69

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 69.42

सिंहनादान्विनेदुश्च रणे राक्षसवानराः। शिलाभिश्चूर्णयामासुर्यातुधानाप्लवंगमाः।॥ निजघ्नुः संयुगे क्रुद्धाः कवचाभरणावृतान्। केचिद्रथगतान्वीरान्गजवाजिगतानपि॥ निर्जघ्नुः सहसा वीरान्यातुधानान्प्लवंगमाः।

siṃhanādānvineduśca raṇe rākṣasavānarāḥ| śilābhiścūrṇayāmāsuryātudhānāplavaṃgamāḥ||| nijaghnuḥ saṃyuge kruddhāḥ kavacābharaṇāvṛtān| kecidrathagatānvīrāngajavājigatānapi|| nirjaghnuḥ sahasā vīrānyātudhānānplavaṃgamāḥ|

English Meaning

In the contest the monkeys and Rākşasas emitted leonine roars. And monkeys crushed Yatudhānas with rocks, and, wrought with rage, (they) in the encounter slew (Raksasas) covered with armour and ornaments; and steeds. The monkeys on a sudden slew heroic Yätudhānas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)