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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.26.8

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

3.26.8

śaradhārā samūhān sa mahāmegha ivotsṛjan
vyasṛjat sadṛśaṃ nādaṃ jalārdrasyeva dundubheḥ

Pouring forth masses of arrow-streams like a great cloud, he uttered a roar like that of a rain-soaked kettle-drum.

Words: śaradhārā — arrow-streams; samūhān — masses, heaps; sa — he; mahāmegha — a great cloud; ivotsṛjan — pouring forth like; vyasṛjat — let out, uttered; sadṛśaṃ — similar, like; nādaṃ — roar, sound; jalārdrasyeva — like (that) of a rain-soaked (drum); dundubheḥ — of a kettle-drum

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.