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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.37
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 falls, barely alive
3.49.37
sa chinnapakṣaḥ sahasā rakṣasā raudrakarmaṇā
nipapāta hato gṛdhro dharaṇyām alpajīvitaḥ
His wings severed, the vulture, struck down by the rākṣasa of savage deeds, suddenly fell to the earth, barely alive.
Words: sa — he; chinnapakṣaḥ — with wings severed; sahasā — suddenly; rakṣasā — by the rākṣasa; raudrakarmaṇā — of savage deeds; nipapāta — fell; hato — struck, slain; gṛdhro — the vulture; dharaṇyām — to the earth; alpajīvitaḥ — with little life left
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.