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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.27.22

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma takes up Viṣṇu’s bow. Khara breaks his bow and shoots away his armour, Rāma uses Agastya’s gift to destroy Khara’s chariot and bow

In the sequence: Khara wounds him again, and Rāma replies with six arrows to Khara's head, arms, and chest

3.27.22

taṃ caturbhiḥ kharaḥ kruddho rāmaṃ gātreṣu mārgaṇaiḥ
vivyādha hṛdi marmajño mātaṅgam iva tomaraiḥ

Khara, enraged and knowing the vital spots, pierced Rāma in the limbs and in the heart with four arrows, as a driver pierces an elephant with lances.

Words: taṃ — him; caturbhiḥ — with four; kharaḥ — Khara; kruddho — enraged; rāmaṃ — Rāma; gātreṣu — in the limbs; mārgaṇaiḥ — with arrows; vivyādha — pierced; hṛdi — in the heart; marmajño — knowing the vital spots; mātaṅgam — an elephant; iva — as, like; tomaraiḥ — with lances, goads

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.