And others struck at their arms with their hands. The monkeys, accustomed to battle with trees, uprooting them, stood by hundreds and thousands. And emitting tremendous roars and thereby frightening the night-rangers, the monkeys eager for encounter, approached the gate of Lanka.
अपरे स्फोट्य विक्रान्ता वानरा नगयोधिनः। दुमानुत्पाट्य विविधांस्तस्थुः शतसहस्रशः॥ विसृजन्तो महानादांस्त्रासयन्तो निशाचरान्। लङ्काद्वाराण्युपाजग्मुर्युद्धकामाः प्लवंगमाः॥