All 15 Uses of
tumult
in
The Ramayana
- Then Ráma asked the mighty seer: "What is the tumult that I hear Of waters cleft in mid career?"†
Book 1
- Then burst the people's rapture out In loud acclaim and joyful shout; And when the tumult slowly ceased The king addressed the holy priest: "Give order, Saint, with watchful heed For what the coming rite will need.†
Book 2
- That town, like Indra's city fair, While peasants thronged her ways, Tumultuous roared like Ocean, where Each flood-born monster plays.†
Book 2
- Not all his sons, O lady fair, The kingdom of a monarch share: All ruling when a sovereign dies Wild tumult in the state would rise.†
Book 2
- Still close to Ráma Lakshma? kept, Behind him to the car he leapt, And, watching with fraternal care, Waved the long chouri's silver hair, As from the palace gate he came Up rose the tumult of acclaim.†
Book 2
- As thus the son of Raghu went Forth for his dreary banishment, Chill numbing grief the town assailed, All strength grew weak, all spirit failed, Ayodhyá through her wide extent Was filled with tumult and lament: Steeds neighed and shook the bells they bore, Each elephant returned a roar.†
Book 2
- He ended: soon a mighty sound Of thickening tumult rose around, As to the hall they bent their course With car, and elephant, and horse, The people all with glad acclaim Welcomed Prince Bharat as he came: E'en as they loved their king to greet, Or as the Gods Lord Indra(359) meet.†
Book 2
- The prince, who heard the deafening sound, And saw the silvan creatures round Fly wildly startled from their rest, The glorious Lakshma? thus addressed: "Sumitrá's noble son most dear, Hark, Lakshma? what a roar I hear, The tumult of a coming crowd, Appalling, deafening, deep, and loud!†
Book 2
- And when the tumult wild they heard, With trembling pinions flew each bird, From tree, from thicket, and from lake, Swan, ko'l, curlew, crane, and drake.†
Book 2
- Then forth the warrior's coursers sprang, And with tumultuous murmur rang Each distant quarter of the sky And realms that intermediate lie.†
Book 3
- 'Mid shout and roar and trampling feet, And thunder of the drums they beat, Loud and more loud the tumult went Throughout the forest's vast extent, And all the life that moved within The woodland trembled at the din.†
Book 3
- s eyes, His bosom heaved tumultuous sighs, And forth the fire of fury broke Like flame that flashes through the smoke.†
Book 4
- Wild was the tumult, loud the din As ponderous rocks went thundering in.†
Book 6 *
- Then the glad Vánars' joy rang out In many a wild tumultuous shout, And the loud roar of drum and shell Startled each distant sentinel.†
Book 6
- Near came the hosts and nearer yet: Dire was the tumult as they met, As, serried line to line opposed, The Vánars and the giants closed.†
Book 6
Definition:
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(tumult as in: tumult in financial markets) confusion or disorder -- often noisy