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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.25.14

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 25: Rāma kills Tāṭakā. Rāma’s bowstring draws her attack, he kills her with an arrow to the breast and the Devas ask Viśvāmitra to reward him with divine weapons

In the sequence: before he finishes, she charges roaring with her arms raised, springing forward like a thunderbolt → Rāma shoots her in the breast, and she falls dead

1.25.14

tām āpatantīṃ vegena vikrāntām aśanīm iva
śareṇorasi vivyādha sā papāta mamāra ca

As she rushed on with speed, springing forth like a thunderbolt, he pierced her in the breast with an arrow; she fell and died.

Words: tām — her; āpatantīṃ — rushing on, attacking; vegena — with speed; vikrāntām — springing, striding; aśanīm — a thunderbolt; iva — like; śareṇorasi — in the breast with an arrow; vivyādha — pierced; sā — she; papāta — fell; mamāra — died; ca — and

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.