Chapter 55 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 55.8

हतपुत्रबलो दीनो लूनपक्ष इव द्विजः। हतसर्वबलोत्साहो निर्वेदं समपद्यत॥

hataputrabalo dīno lūnapakṣa iva dvijaḥ| hatasarvabalotsāho nirvedaṃ samapadyata||

English Meaning

And deprived of his forces and sons, he appeared like a bird bereft of its wings; and losing his entire army and with it the high spirits that it had inspired him with, his heart died within him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)