Chapter 28 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 28.9

तं रथस्थं धनुष्पाणिं राक्षसं पर्यवस्थितम्। ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि पाशहस्तमिवान्तकम्॥

taṃ rathasthaṃ dhanuṣpāṇiṃ rākṣasaṃ paryavasthitam| dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni pāśahastamivāntakam||

English Meaning

And as that Rākşasa sat on his car, bow in hand, all creatures saw him, as if he were the very destroyer with the noose in his hand.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)