Ramayana

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तत्रासुरा महाकायाश्छायां गृह्णन्ति नित्यशः | ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञाता दीर्घकालं बुभुक्षिताः || ४-४०-३६

sanskrit

'Demons of huge bodies catch the shadows of passersby in that place as they have been hungry for long and have the permission of Brahma to do so. [4-40-36]

english translation

tatrAsurA mahAkAyAzchAyAM gRhNanti nityazaH | brahmaNA samanujJAtA dIrghakAlaM bubhukSitAH || 4-40-36

hk transliteration