Chapter 75 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 75

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 75.19

लङ्कायां दह्यमानायां शुशुभे च महोदधिः। छायासंसक्तसलिलो लोहितोद इवार्णवे॥

laṅkāyāṃ dahyamānāyāṃ śuśubhe ca mahodadhiḥ| chāyāsaṃsaktasalilo lohitoda ivārṇave||

English Meaning

On Larkā burning, the mighty main with the reflection (of the conflagration) looked like an ocean of red waters.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)