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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 90: Lakṣmaṇa suspects Bharata’s army. He recognizes the banner, assumes an attack and urges Rāma to extinguish the fire, hide Sītā and prepare to fight

In the sequence: his anger grows into threats against Bharata, Kaikeyī, and the army.

2.90.24

śarair nirbhinnahṛdayān kuñjarāṃs turagāṃs tathā
śvāpadāḥ parikarṣantu narāś ca nihatān mayā

Let the wild beasts drag off the elephants and horses, their hearts pierced through by my arrows, and the men slain by me.

Words: śarair — by arrows; nirbhinnahṛdayān — with hearts pierced through; kuñjarāṃs — the elephants; turagāṃs tathā — and likewise the horses; śvāpadāḥ — the wild beasts of prey; parikarṣantu — let them drag about; narāś ca — and the men; nihatān mayā — slain by me

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.