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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.17

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: Seeing the aged bird exhausted, Rāvaṇa lifts Sītā and rises again

3.49.17

pariśrāntaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā jarayā pakṣiyūthapam
utpapāta punar hṛṣṭo maithilīṃ gṛhya rāvaṇaḥ

But seeing that leader of birds worn out with age, Rāvaṇa, elated, seized Maithilī and sprang up into the air once more.

Words: pariśrāntaṃ — exhausted; tu — but; taṃ — him; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; jarayā — by (his) old age; pakṣiyūthapam — the leader of the flock of birds; utpapāta — sprang up; punar — again; hṛṣṭo — delighted; maithilīṃ — Maithilī; gṛhya — seizing; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa

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.