Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 52 Shloka 37
Original Shlokaधूम्राक्षंनिहतंदृष्टवाहतशेषानिशाचराः ।।6.52.37।। त्रस्ताःप्रविविशुर्लङ्कांवध्यमानाःप्लवङ्गमैः ।
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English Translation
हतशेषाः those who survived, निशाचराः night rangers, धूम्राक्षम् Dhumraksha, निहतम् killed, दृष्टवा seeing, त्रस्ताः out of fear, प्लवङ्गमैः of Vanaras, वध्यमानाः killed, लङ्काम् into Lanka, प्रविविशुः reentered.
English Commentary
Those Rakshasas who survived the onslaught, seeing Dhumraksha killed, reentered Lanka out of fear of being killed by Vanaras.