Chapter 73 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 73.46

वानराणामनीकानि निर्ममन्थ महारणे। आकुलां वानरी सेनां शरजालेन पीडिताम्॥ हृष्टः स परया प्रीत्या ददर्श क्षतजोक्षिताम्। पुनरेव महातेजा राक्षसेन्द्रात्मजो बली॥ संसृज्य बाणवर्षं च शस्त्रवर्षं च दारुणम्। ममर्द वानरानीकं परितस्त्विन्द्रजिद्बली॥

vānarāṇāmanīkāni nirmamantha mahāraṇe| ākulāṃ vānarī senāṃ śarajālena pīḍitām|| hṛṣṭaḥ sa parayā prītyā dadarśa kṣatajokṣitām| punareva mahātejā rākṣasendrātmajo balī|| saṃsṛjya bāṇavarṣaṃ ca śastravarṣaṃ ca dāruṇam| mamarda vānarānīkaṃ paritastvindrajidbalī||

English Meaning

In the great battle, he crushed the forces of monkeys and put them into trouble by shooting out arrows. Seeing the monkeys wounded he was delighted immensely and again the effulgent and foremost of Raksasas, powerful Indrajit by shooting out dreadful arrows and missiles, crushed the army of monkeys from all sides.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)