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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.26.11

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Triśiras loses his three heads. He takes Khara’s place in battle, Rāma wrecks his chariot and severs his heads, Khara advances himself

In the sequence: three arrows strike Rāma's forehead → Rāma mocks their force and answers with fourteen arrows into Triśiras's chest

3.26.11

tatas triśirasā bāṇair lalāṭe tāḍitas tribhiḥ
amarṣī kupito rāmaḥ saṃrabdham idam abravīt

Then, struck on the forehead by Triśiras with three arrows, the indignant Rāma, enraged, said this in fury:

Words: tatas — then; triśirasā — by Triśiras; bāṇair — with arrows; lalāṭe — on the forehead; tāḍitas — struck; tribhiḥ — with three; amarṣī — the indignant one; kupito — enraged; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saṃrabdham — furiously, in agitation; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.