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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.26.9

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

3.26.9

āgacchantaṃ triśirasaṃ rākṣasaṃ prekṣya rāghavaḥ
dhanuṣā pratijagrāha vidhunvan sāyakāñ śitān

Seeing the rākṣasa Triśiras coming on, Rāghava received him with his bow, brandishing sharp arrows.

Words: āgacchantaṃ — coming on, approaching; triśirasaṃ — Triśiras; rākṣasaṃ — the rākṣasa; prekṣya — having seen; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; dhanuṣā — with (his) bow; pratijagrāha — received, met; vidhunvan — brandishing, shaking; sāyakāñ — arrows; śitān — sharp

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.