Chapter 35 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 35.12

तस्य तां सहसा शाखां भारेण पतगोत्तमः॥ सुपर्णः पर्णबहुला बभञ्जाथ महाबलः।

tasya tāṃ sahasā śākhāṃ bhāreṇa patagottamaḥ|| suparṇaḥ parṇabahulā babhañjātha mahābalaḥ|

English Meaning

And that best of birds, the powerful Suparņa by his weight suddenly broke a branch containing full many leaves.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)