Araṇya Kāṇḍa 29: Rāma kills Khara with Indra’s arrow · 3.29.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.29.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 29: Rāma kills Khara with Indra’s arrow. He shatters Khara’s thrown tree, kills him and hears the ṛṣis’ plan, Sītā returns to embrace him

In the sequence: Rāma tells Khara that the shattered mace has exposed the emptiness of his threats

3.29.1

bhittvā tu tāṃ gadāṃ bāṇai rāghavo dharmavatsalaḥ
smayamānaḥ kharaṃ vākyaṃ saṃrabdham idam abravīt

Having shattered that mace with his arrows, Rāghava, devoted to dharma, smiling, spoke to Khara these vehement words:

Words: bhittvā — having shattered; tu — and; tāṃ — that; gadāṃ — mace; bāṇai — with arrows; rāghavo — Rāghava; dharmavatsalaḥ — devoted to dharma; smayamānaḥ — smiling; kharaṃ — to Khara; vākyaṃ — words; saṃrabdham — vehement, passionate; idam — this; abravīt — spoke

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.