Chapter 68 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 68

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 68.15

स निक्षिप्य शिरो भूमौ प्रसार्य चरणौ तथा। विक्षिप्य च शरीरं स्वं पपात धरणीतले ॥

sa nikṣipya śiro bhūmau prasārya caraṇau tathā| vikṣipya ca śarīraṃ svaṃ papāta dharaṇītale ||

English Meaning

Thereupon the king of vultures fell down on the earth by stretching forth his legs, body and head on the ground.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)