Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 46: Rāvaṇa Disguises Himself and Approaches Sītā
Text 3.46.6
तमुग्रतेजःकर्माणं जनस्थानरुहा द्रुमाः।
समीक्ष्य न प्रकम्पन्ते न प्रवाति च मारुतः॥
tam ugra-tejaḥ-karmāṇaṁ janasthāna-ruhā drumāḥ
samīkṣya na prakampante na pravāti ca mārutaḥ
tam = him; ugra-tejaḥ-karmāṇam = the possessor of terrible prowess and performer of terrible activities; janasthāna-ruhāḥ = that grew in Janasthāna; drumāḥ = the trees; samīkṣya = upon noticing; na prakampante = stopped all movement; na pravāti = stopped blowing; ca = and; mārutaḥ = the wind.
Upon noticing him, the possessor of terrible prowess and performer of terrible activities, the trees that grew in Janasthāna stopped all movement and the wind stopped blowing.
The author reveals Rāvaṇa’s cruel nature here.