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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.9

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 strikes him with ten more arrows → seeing Sītā in tears, Jaṭāyu presses the attack despite his wounds

3.49.9

sa tair bāṇair mahāvīryaḥ pūrṇamuktair ajihmagaiḥ
bibheda niśitais tīkṣṇair gṛdhraṃ ghoraiḥ śilīmukhaiḥ

With those arrows — loosed at full draw and flying straight, keen, sharp, and terrible shafts — the mighty Rāvaṇa pierced the vulture.

Words: sa — he; tair — with those; bāṇair — arrows; mahāvīryaḥ — of great valor; pūrṇamuktair — loosed at full draw; ajihmagaiḥ — flying straight; bibheda — pierced; niśitais — sharp; tīkṣṇair — keen; gṛdhraṃ — the vulture; ghoraiḥ — terrible; śilīmukhaiḥ — with arrows

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.