Chapter 75 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 75

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 75.46

संचचाल प्लवंगानां बलमुच्चैर्ननाद च। जवेनाप्लुत्य च पुनस्तद्बलं रक्षसां महत्॥

saṃcacāla plavaṃgānāṃ balamuccairnanāda ca| javenāplutya ca punastadbalaṃ rakṣasāṃ mahat||

English Meaning

Thereat that array of Räkşasas vehemently sprang forward before the force of the foe, like to insects plunging into a flame.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)