Chapter 90 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 90

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 90.12

ते वध्यमाना हरयो नाराचैर्भीमविक्रमैः॥ सौमित्रिं शरणं प्राप्ताः प्रजापतिमिव प्रजाः।

te vadhyamānā harayo nārācairbhīmavikramaiḥ|| saumitriṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptāḥ prajāpatimiva prajāḥ|

English Meaning

And slaughtered by närâchas of terrific impetuosity, the monkeys saught the shelter of Sumitrā's son, like creatures seeking the refuge of their lord.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)