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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.4

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 attacks in fury, and a fierce aerial battle begins

3.49.4

tad babhūvādbhutaṃ yuddhaṃ gṛdhrarākṣasayos tadā
sapakṣayor mālyavator mahāparvatayor iva

Then a marvelous battle took place between the vulture and the rākṣasa, like a clash of two great winged mountains wreathed in garlands of cloud.

Words: tad — that; babhūvādbhutaṃ — was marvelous; yuddhaṃ — battle; gṛdhrarākṣasayos — of the vulture and the rākṣasa; tadā — then; sapakṣayor — of (two) having wings; mālyavator — garlanded (with cloud); mahāparvatayor — of two great mountains; iva — like

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.