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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 17 Shloka 3
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तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ वानराणां गणेश्वरे। नष्टचन्द्रमिव व्योम न व्यराजत भूतलम्4.17.3।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वानराणाम् of the monkeys, गणेश्वरे lord of the troops, तस्मिन् him, भूमौ निपतिते when (he) fell on the ground, भूतलम् the earth, नष्टचन्द्रमिव like sky devoid of the Moon, व्योम sky, न व्यराजत not shine

English Commentary

When the lord of the monkey troops fell down, it was as though the earth lost its brightness like the sky loses its brightness devoid of the Moon.