Chapter 70 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 70.12

स विह्वलस्तु तेजस्वी वातोद्भूत इव दुमः॥ लाक्षारससवर्णं च सुस्राव रुधिरं महत्।

sa vihvalastu tejasvī vātodbhūta iva dumaḥ|| lākṣārasasavarṇaṃ ca susrāva rudhiraṃ mahat|

English Meaning

Thereupon that strong one overwhelmed like a tree buffeted by the wind, began to discharge blood profusely, looking like the hue of lac.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)