रावणस्याप्रसह्यं तं शरसंपातमेकतः। न शेकुः सहितुं दीप्तं पतङ्गा ज्वलनं यथा॥
rāvaṇasyāprasahyaṃ taṃ śarasaṃpātamekataḥ| na śekuḥ sahituṃ dīptaṃ pataṅgā jvalanaṃ yathā||
English Meaning
As the flies cannot stand before the flaming fire so they could not bear the vehemence of Ravana's shafts.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)