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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.36

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 sets Sītā down and attacks with fists and feet → after further fighting, he draws his sword and cuts Jaṭāyu's wings, feet, and flanks

3.49.36

tasya vyāyacchamānasya rāmasyārthe 'tha rāvaṇaḥ
pakṣau pādau ca pārśvau ca khaḍgam uddhṛtya so 'cchinat

As Jaṭāyus fought on for Rāma's sake, Rāvaṇa drew his sword and cut off the bird's wings, feet, and flanks.

Words: tasya — his (Jaṭāyus's); vyāyacchamānasya — (of him) struggling, exerting himself; rāmasyārthe — for Rāma's sake; 'tha — then; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa; pakṣau — the two wings; pādau — the two feet; ca — and; pārśvau — the two flanks, sides; ca — and; khaḍgam — a sword; uddhṛtya — drawing, raising; so — he; 'cchinat — cut off

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.