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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.32

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: Rāvaṇa holds Sītā against his left side and strikes Jaṭāyu with his hand

3.49.32

saṃpariṣvajya vaidehīṃ vāmenāṅkena rāvaṇaḥ
talenābhijaghānārto jaṭāyuṃ krodhamūrchitaḥ

Clasping Vaidehī to his left side, the distraught Rāvaṇa, beside himself with rage, struck Jaṭāyus with the flat of his hand.

Words: saṃpariṣvajya — clasping, embracing; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī; vāmenāṅkena — with (his) left arm; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa; talenābhijaghānārto — struck with his palm, distressed; jaṭāyuṃ — Jaṭāyus; krodhamūrchitaḥ — beside himself with rage

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.