Chapter 78 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 78.16

प्रवाति पवनस्तस्मिन्सपांसुः खरदारुणः। निर्याणे तस्य रौद्रस्य मकराक्षस्य दुर्मते॥

pravāti pavanastasminsapāṃsuḥ kharadāruṇaḥ| niryāṇe tasya raudrasya makarākṣasya durmate||

English Meaning

There blew a terribly rough wind mixed with dust when the fearfully wicked-minded Makaraksa's issued out for battle.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)