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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.25

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: Jaṭāyu follows, condemns the abduction as a thief's act, warns that it will destroy Rāvaṇa and his people, and again demands a fight

3.49.25

yudhyasva yadi śūro 'si muhūrtaṃ tiṣṭha rāvaṇa
śayiṣyase hato bhūmau yathā bhrātā kharas tathā

Fight, if you are a hero! Halt a moment, Rāvaṇa. You will lie slain upon the earth, just as your brother Khara did.

Words: yudhyasva — fight; yadi — if; śūro — a hero; 'si — you are; muhūrtaṃ — for a moment; tiṣṭha — stand, wait; rāvaṇa — O Rāvaṇa; śayiṣyase — you will lie; hato — slain; bhūmau — on the ground; yathā — as; bhrātā — (your) brother; kharas — Khara; tathā — so

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.