तानि नागसहस्राणि सारोहाणि च वाजिनाम्। रथानां त्वग्निवर्णानां सध्वजानां सहस्रशः॥ राक्षसानां सहस्राणि गदापरिघयोधिनाम्। काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणां शूराणां कामरूपिणाम्॥ निहतानि शरैर्दीपैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः। रावणेन प्रयुक्तानि रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा॥ दृष्ट्वा श्रुत्वा च संभ्रान्ता हतशेषा निशाचराः। राक्षस्यश्च समागम्य दीनाश्चिन्तापरिप्लुताः॥
tāni nāgasahasrāṇi sārohāṇi ca vājinām| rathānāṃ tvagnivarṇānāṃ sadhvajānāṃ sahasraśaḥ|| rākṣasānāṃ sahasrāṇi gadāparighayodhinām| kāñcanadhvajacitrāṇāṃ śūrāṇāṃ kāmarūpiṇām|| nihatāni śarairdīpaistaptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ| rāvaṇena prayuktāni rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā|| dṛṣṭvā śrutvā ca saṃbhrāntā hataśeṣā niśācarāḥ| rākṣasyaśca samāgamya dīnāścintāpariplutāḥ||
English Meaning
By Rāma of unwearied actions, with flaming arrows feathered in burning gold, were destroyed thousands of elephants-many horses with their riders, many a car crested with flaming banners; thousands of heroic Rákşasas assuming shapes at will engaged by Råvana, and armed with clubs and parighas; and golden pennons. Beholding and hearing of this the remaining night-rangers assembled and were greatly bewildered, poorly and stricken with anxiety.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)