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Yuddha Kanda Sarga 4 Shloka 39
Original Shloka
रामस्य शासनं ज्ञात्वा भीमकोपस्य भीतवत् । वर्जयन्नगराभ्याशां स्तथा जनपदानपि ।।6.4.39।। सागरौघनिभं भीमं तद्वानरबलं महत् । उत्ससर्प महाघोषं भीमघोषमिवार्णव: ।।6.4.40।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

सागरौघनिभम् expansive as the ocean, भीमम् dreadful, महत् great, तत् that, वानरबलम् vanara strength, भीमकोपस्य one whose wrath creates fear, रामस्य Rama's, शासनम् command, ज्ञात्वा knowing, भीतवत् on account of fear, नगराभ्याशान् parts of the city, तथा so also, जनपद villages, वर्जयत् avoiding, महाघोषम् great sound, भीमघोषम् frightening sound, आर्णवम् इव like the ocean, उत्ससर्प went on.

English Commentary

The dreadful vanara army expansive as the ocean went knowing about the fear of Rama's wrath. They went avoiding parts of cities and villages making frightening sounds like the great sound of the waves of the ocean.