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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.14

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 kills the donkey-team and wrecks the chariot, parasol, and fans → with his driver also killed, Rāvaṇa falls to the ground still holding Sītā

3.49.14

varaṃ triveṇusaṃpannaṃ kāmagaṃ pāvakārciṣam
maṇihemavicitrāṅgaṃ babhañja ca mahāratham
pūrṇacandrapratīkāśaṃ chatraṃ ca vyajanaiḥ saha

And he shattered that splendid great chariot — fitted with three poles, moving at will, bright as fire, its frame all agleam with gems and gold — together with the parasol, round as the full moon, and the fans.

Words: varaṃ — excellent; triveṇusaṃpannaṃ — fitted with three poles; kāmagaṃ — going at will; pāvakārciṣam — with flame-like brilliance; maṇihemavicitrāṅgaṃ — with body variegated with gems and gold; babhañja — broke, shattered; ca — and; mahāratham — the great chariot; pūrṇacandrapratīkāśaṃ — resembling the full moon; chatraṃ — the parasol; ca — and; vyajanaiḥ — with the fans, chowries; saha — together

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.