Chapter 38 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 38.29

ततस्तस्याक्षि काकस्य हिनस्ति स्म स दक्षिणम्। दत्त्वा तु दक्षिणं नेत्रं प्राणेभ्यः परिरक्षितः॥

tatastasyākṣi kākasya hinasti sma sa dakṣiṇam| dattvā tu dakṣiṇaṃ netraṃ prāṇebhyaḥ parirakṣitaḥ||

English Meaning

He then destroyed the right eye of the crow. Having given up his eye, he saved himself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)