Chapter 34 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 34.23

तेऽशक्नुवन्तः संप्राप्तुं वालिनं राक्षसोत्तमाः। तस्य बारूरुवेगेन परिश्रान्ता व्यवस्थिताः॥

te'śaknuvantaḥ saṃprāptuṃ vālinaṃ rākṣasottamāḥ| tasya bārūruvegena pariśrāntā vyavasthitāḥ||

English Meaning

The Rākşasas could not catch Vāli but were rather exhausted by the stroke of his arms and thighs.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)