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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.6

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 showers Jaṭāyu with arrows, but the bird endures them and tears his body with his talons

3.49.6

sa tāni śarajālāni gṛdhraḥ patraratheśvaraḥ
jaṭāyuḥ pratijagrāha rāvaṇāstrāṇi saṃyuge

But the vulture Jaṭāyus, lord of birds, withstood those volleys of arrows, Rāvaṇa's missiles, in the fight.

Words: sa — he; tāni — those; śarajālāni — volleys of arrows; gṛdhraḥ — the vulture; patraratheśvaraḥ — lord of birds; jaṭāyuḥ — Jaṭāyus; pratijagrāha — received, withstood; rāvaṇāstrāṇi — Rāvaṇa's missiles; saṃyuge — in the battle

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.