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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.12

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: Jaṭāyu’s battle and fall. He wrecks Rāvaṇa’s chariot and renews the attack, Rāvaṇa cuts his wings, feet and flanks, Sītā embraces him

In the sequence: he breaks Rāvaṇa's bow with his talons and tears away the armor with his wings

3.49.12

tac cāgnisadṛśaṃ dīptaṃ rāvaṇasya śarāvaram
pakṣābhyāṃ ca mahātejā vyadhunot patageśvaraḥ

And with his wings, the resplendent lord of birds tore away Rāvaṇa's blazing, fire-like armor.

Words: tac — that; cāgnisadṛśaṃ — and fire-like; dīptaṃ — blazing; rāvaṇasya — of Rāvaṇa; śarāvaram — armor, coat of mail; pakṣābhyāṃ — with (his two) wings; ca — and; mahātejā — the greatly splendid; vyadhunot — shook off, tore away; patageśvaraḥ — the lord of birds

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.