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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.65.12

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 65: Kabandha’s grasp. A headless being with a chest-eye, belly-mouth and two long arms seizes both brothers as they search the forest

In the sequence: a tremendous noise rises from the woods, and the brothers investigate

3.65.12

tayor anveṣator evaṃ sarvaṃ tad vanam ojasā
saṃjajñe vipulaḥ śabdaḥ prabhañjann iva tad vanam

As the two thus searched the whole of that forest, a mighty sound arose with force, as though shattering that woodland.

Words: tayor — of the two; anveṣator — of the two searching; evaṃ — thus; sarvaṃ — the whole; tad vanam — that forest; ojasā — with force, vigour; saṃjajñe — arose, was produced; vipulaḥ — mighty, vast; śabdaḥ — sound, noise; prabhañjann — shattering, breaking; iva — as though; tad vanam — that forest

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.