Chapter 118 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 118.44

निमेषान्तरमात्रेण तदानम्य महाबलः। ज्यां समारोप्य झटिति पूरयामास वीर्यवान्॥

nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tadānamya mahābalaḥ| jyāṃ samāropya jhaṭiti pūrayāmāsa vīryavān||

English Meaning

Thereupon, in the twinkling of an eye, bending it, the powerful (Raghava) stringed the bow and drew it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)