Chapter 24 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 24.16

स चापमुद्यम्य महच्छरानादाय वीर्यवान्। सम्बभूवास्थितस्तत्र ज्यास्वनैः पूरयन् दिशः॥

sa cāpamudyamya mahaccharānādāya vīryavān| sambabhūvāsthitastatra jyāsvanaiḥ pūrayan diśaḥ||

English Meaning

And uplifting his bow, and taking his arrows, that powerful one stood there, feeling all directions with the twangs of his bow-string.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)