Chapter 114 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 114.15

सहसा युद्धशोण्डेन हयारोहेण वाहिताम्। निहतां प्रतिसैन्येन वडवामिव पातिताम्॥

sahasā yuddhaśoṇḍena hayāroheṇa vāhitām| nihatāṃ pratisainyena vaḍavāmiva pātitām||

English Meaning

Like a mare, suddenly urged on by a rider skilled in battle, lying (on the ground), having been slain by the hostile forces.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)