Ramayana

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अपश्यत्सैनिकांश्चास्य यमस्यानुचरैः सह । यमस्य पुरुषैरुग्रैर्घोररूपैर्भयानकैः ॥ 7-21-11 ॥

He saw the soldiers of Yama together with his attendants — Yama's men, fierce, of dreadful and terrifying form.

english translation

ददर्श वध्यमानांश्च क्लिश्यमानांश्च देहिनः । क्रोशतश्च महानादं तीव्रनिष्टनतत्परान् ॥ 7-21-12 ॥

He saw embodied beings being slain and tormented, crying out with a great roar and given over to bitter wailing.

english translation

कृमिभिर्भक्ष्यमाणांश्च सारमेयैश्च दारुणैः ॥ 7-21-13 ॥

And he saw them being devoured by worms and by cruel hounds.

english translation

क्षोत्रायासकरा वाचो वदतश्च भयावहाः । सन्तार्यमाणान्वैतरणीं बहुशः शोणितोदकाम् ॥ 7-21-14 ॥

He heard voices that pained the ear and were terrifying as they spoke; and he saw beings being made to cross the Vaitarani river, whose waters again and again ran with blood.

english translation

वालुकासु च तप्तासु तप्यमानान्मुहूर्मुहुः । असिपत्रवने चैव भिद्यमानानधार्मिकान् ॥ 7-21-15 ॥

He saw the unrighteous being scorched again and again upon burning sands, and being cut apart in the sword-leaved forest.

english translation