Chapter 77 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 77

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 77.14

तत्र पुस्फोट वर्मास्य प्रसुस्राव च शोणितम्। मुष्टिना तेन संजज्ञे मेघे विद्युदिवोत्थिता॥

tatra pusphoṭa varmāsya prasusrāva ca śoṇitam| muṣṭinā tena saṃjajñe meghe vidyudivotthitā||

English Meaning

With that fist, his (Nikumbha's) armour* was riven and blood gushed out. And a light rising out of his breast suddenly disappeared like to lightning disappearing in a mass of clouds. *Some texts read carma (skin) in the place of Varma-(armour) i.e., his skin was rent-This equally indicates Hanuman's strength.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)