Chapter 30 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 30.3

एषा बाणविनिर्भिन्ना गदा भूमितलं गता। अभिधानप्रगल्भस्य तव प्रत्ययघातिनी॥

eṣā bāṇavinirbhinnā gadā bhūmitalaṃ gatā| abhidhānapragalbhasya tava pratyayaghātinī||

English Meaning

Rendered more nerveless at my hands, in vain do you storm. Riven by my shafts, your mace, belonging to you who are prolix in the matter of vocabulary, destroying your confidence, has sought the earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)