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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.26.7

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: Khara gives permission, and Triśiras drives at Rāma, roaring and firing arrows

3.26.7

triśirāś ca rathenaiva vājiyuktena bhāsvatā
abhyadravad raṇe rāmaṃ triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ

And Triśiras, on his gleaming chariot yoked with horses, rushed at Rāma in the battle, like a three-peaked mountain.

Words: triśirāś — Triśiras; ca — and; rathenaiva — on the very chariot; vājiyuktena — yoked with horses; bhāsvatā — gleaming, shining; abhyadravad — rushed at; raṇe — in the battle; rāmaṃ — Rāma; triśṛṅga — three-peaked; iva — like; parvataḥ — mountain

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.