Chapter 75 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 75

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 75.7

तेषां गृहसहस्राणि ददाह हुतभुक्तदा।। प्रासादाः पर्वताकाराः पतन्ति धरणीतले।७।।

teṣāṃ gṛhasahasrāṇi dadāha hutabhuktadā|| prāsādāḥ parvatākārāḥ patanti dharaṇītale|7||

English Meaning

The fire' burnt their mansions by thousands; and mountain-like superstructures toppled headiong to the earth. 1. Hutabhuk-lit. eater of sacrificial offspring's, a designation of fire. 2. According to the commentator this refers to the fire lighted by the monkeys. I differ.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)