Chapter 97 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 97

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 97.1

हन्यमाने बले तूर्णमन्योन्यं ते महामृधे। सरसीव महाधर्मे सूपक्षीणे बभूवतुः॥

hanyamāne bale tūrṇamanyonyaṃ te mahāmṛdhe| sarasīva mahādharme sūpakṣīṇe babhūvatuḥ||

English Meaning

Like to a pond in the summer both the armies became gradually reduce.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)