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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.15

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

3.49.15

sa bhagnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ
aṅkenādāya vaidehīṃ papāta bhuvi rāvaṇaḥ

His bow broken, his chariot wrecked, his mounts and driver slain, Rāvaṇa fell to the ground, still clutching Vaidehī in his arms.

Words: sa — he; bhagnadhanvā — with his bow broken; viratho — chariotless; hatāśvo — his mounts slain; hatasārathiḥ — his charioteer slain; aṅkenādāya — taking on (his) lap, in his arms; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; papāta — fell; bhuvi — to the ground; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa

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.