Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.17

नैव देवा महात्मानो नात्र कार्या विचारणा। शरा रामेण तूत्सृष्टा रुक्मपुङ्खाः पतत्त्रिणः॥ सर्पाः पञ्चानना भूत्वा भक्षयन्ति स्म राक्षसान्।

naiva devā mahātmāno nātra kāryā vicāraṇā| śarā rāmeṇa tūtsṛṣṭā rukmapuṅkhāḥ patattriṇaḥ|| sarpāḥ pañcānanā bhūtvā bhakṣayanti sma rākṣasān|

English Meaning

The magnanimous gods did not come there, No doubts need be entertained on this head. The feathered shafts, plated with gold near the plumed part, becoming five-mouthed serpents at up the Raksasas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)