सा घूर्णितमहाद्वारा प्रभग्नगृहगोपुरा। लङ्का त्रासाकुला रात्रौ प्रनृत्येवाभवत्तदा॥
sā ghūrṇitamahādvārā prabhagnagṛhagopurā| laṅkā trāsākulā rātrau pranṛtyevābhavattadā||
English Meaning
With her giant gateways shaking, and the doors of her edifices broken, that night Lankā, over-whelmed with fright, seemed to be dancing.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)