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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.29.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 29: Protection of Siddhāśrama: Rāma’s three astras. Rāma casts Mārīca into the sea with the Mānava astra, kills Subāhu with the Āgneya astra and defeats the remaining rākṣasas with the Vāyavya astra, allowing the yajña to finish

In the sequence: Mārīca, Subāhu, and their followers sweep in like a raincloud, using magic and pouring down streams of blood

1.29.11

mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca tayor anucarās tathā
āgamya bhīmasaṃkāśā rudhiraughān avāsṛjan

Mārīca and Subāhu, and likewise their followers, coming on, dreadful to behold, poured down streams of blood.

Words: mārīcaś — Mārīca; ca — and; subāhuś — Subāhu; ca — and; tayor — their, of those two; anucarās — followers, attendants; tathā — likewise; āgamya — having come; bhīmasaṃkāśā — dreadful to behold; rudhiraughān — streams of blood; avāsṛjan — poured down, let loose

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.