Chapter 28 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 28.12

ततः सूर्यनिकाशेन रथेन महता खरः। आससादाथ तं रामं पतङ्ग इव पापकम्॥

tataḥ sūryanikāśena rathena mahatā kharaḥ| āsasādātha taṃ rāmaṃ pataṅga iva pāpakam||

English Meaning

And then as an insect falls into a flame, Khara mounting a mighty car, resembling the sun, approached Rāma.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)