Chapter 38 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 38.24

स तं प्रदीप्तं चिक्षेप दर्भ तं वायसं प्रति। ततस्तु वायसं दर्भः सोऽम्बरेऽनुजगाम ह॥

sa taṃ pradīptaṃ cikṣepa darbha taṃ vāyasaṃ prati| tatastu vāyasaṃ darbhaḥ so'mbare'nujagāma ha||

English Meaning

He hurled that burning blade at the crow. And it pursued the crow high up in the welkin.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)