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Sundara Kanda Sarga 54 Shloka 49
Original Shloka
तं दृष्ट्वा वानरश्रेष्ठं हनुमन्तं महाकपिम्। कालाग्निरिति सञ्चिन्त्य सर्वभूतानि तत्रसुः।।5.54.49।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वानरश्रेष्ठम् best of vanaras, महाकपिम् great monkey, तं हनुमन्तम् that Hanuman, दृष्ट्वा after seeing, कालाग्निरिति that it is the fire of dissolution, सञ्चिन्त्य thinking, सर्वभूतानि all beings, तत्रसुः feared.

English Commentary

All beings were afraid of Hanuman thinking that he was the fatal fire, consuming worlds at the hour of dissolution .