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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.24.23

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 24: Battle at Janasthāna. The army surrounds and wounds Rāma, his arrows drive it back and Dūṣaṇa rallies the survivors to attack with trees and rocks

In the sequence: more warriors throw spears, swords, and axes, which he wards off before striking them down

3.24.23

ke cid bhīmabalāḥ śūrāḥ śūlān khaḍgān paraśvadhān
cikṣipuḥ paramakruddhā rāmāya rajanīcarāḥ

Some brave night-roamers of terrible strength, in utmost fury, hurled spears, swords, and battle-axes at Rāma.

Words: ke cid — some; bhīmabalāḥ — of terrible strength; śūrāḥ — brave (ones); śūlān — spears; khaḍgān — swords; paraśvadhān — battle-axes; cikṣipuḥ — hurled; paramakruddhā — in utmost fury; rāmāya — at Rāma; rajanīcarāḥ — night-roamers

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.