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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.28

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 lands on Rāvaṇa's back, claws him, drives in his beak, and tears out his hair

3.49.28

evam uktvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ jaṭāyus tasya rakṣasaḥ
nipapāta bhṛśaṃ pṛṣṭhe daśagrīvasya vīryavān

Having spoken these noble words, valiant Jaṭāyus swooped down hard upon the back of that rākṣasa, the ten-necked Rāvaṇa.

Words: evam — thus; uktvā — having spoken; śubhaṃ — auspicious, noble; vākyaṃ — words; jaṭāyus — Jaṭāyus; tasya — that; rakṣasaḥ — of the rākṣasa; nipapāta — swooped down, fell; bhṛśaṃ — forcefully; pṛṣṭhe — on the back; daśagrīvasya — of the ten-necked one; vīryavān — the valiant

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.