Chapter 51 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 51.28

सम्परिष्वज्य वैदेही वामेनाङ्केन रावणः। तलेनाभिजघाना” जटायुं क्रोधमूछितः॥

sampariṣvajya vaidehī vāmenāṅkena rāvaṇaḥ| talenābhijaghānā” jaṭāyuṃ krodhamūchitaḥ||

English Meaning

Beside himself with anger, Ravana, holding Jānaki fast by her left flank, struck Jațāyu with his palms.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)