Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 17 Shloka 27
Original Shlokaगृह्णीयुरपि मातङ्गान्मत्तान्प्रव्रजतो वने। नर्दमानाश्च नादेन पातयेयुर्विहङ्गमान्।।1.17.27।।
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English Translation
वने in the forest, प्रव्रजत: sojourning, मत्तान् arrogant,मातङ्गान् अपि elephants also, गृह्णीयु: could capture, नर्दमाना: while roaring, नादेन with their sounds, विहङ्गमान् birds in flight, पातयेयुः could be made to fall down.
English Commentary
They could capture wild elephants sojourning in the forest and make the flying birds drop down screaming.