
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Verse 63
Ramayana 2.91.63
नृत्यन्ति स्म हसन्ति स्म गायन्ति स्म च सैनिकाःसमन्तात्परिधावन्ति माल्योपेतास्सहस्रशः।।।।
nṛtyanti sma hasanti sma gāyanti sma ca sainikāḥ | samantāt paridhāvanti mālyopetāḥ sahasraśaḥ ||
Thousands of soldiers, adorned with garlands, ran about on all sides—dancing, laughing, and singing.