Chapter 28 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 28.3

विकृष्य बलवच्चापं नाराचान् रक्तभोजनान्। खरश्चिक्षेप रामाय क्रुद्धानाशीविषानिव॥

vikṛṣya balavaccāpaṃ nārācān raktabhojanān| kharaścikṣepa rāmāya kruddhānāśīviṣāniva||

English Meaning

Khara hurled at Rāma nārācas revelling in blood, resembling infuriated venomous snakes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)