Chapter 78 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 78.12

ते कामरूपिणः क्रूरा दंष्ट्रिणः पिङ्गलेक्षणः। मातंगा इव नर्दन्तो ध्वस्तकेशा भयावहाः॥ परिवार्य महाकाया महाकायं खरात्मजम्। अभिजघ्नुस्ततो हृष्टाश्चालयन्तो नभस्तलम्॥

te kāmarūpiṇaḥ krūrā daṃṣṭriṇaḥ piṅgalekṣaṇaḥ| mātaṃgā iva nardanto dhvastakeśā bhayāvahāḥ|| parivārya mahākāyā mahākāyaṃ kharātmajam| abhijaghnustato hṛṣṭāścālayanto nabhastalam||

English Meaning

They were armed with various weapons, cautious; assuming shapes at will, crooked, having fearful teeth, coppery eyes; roaring like elephants, having dishevelled hair and terrible. And encircling the huge-bodied son of Khara, those gigantic (Raksasas) began to proceed, delighted and moving the earth (with the weight of their persons).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)