Chapter 76 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 76

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 76.4

भाषतस्तस्य शूद्रस्य खङ्गं सुरुचिरप्रभम्। निष्कृष्य कोशाद्विमलं शिरश्चिच्छेद राघवः॥

bhāṣatastasya śūdrasya khaṅgaṃ suruciraprabham| niṣkṛṣya kośādvimalaṃ śiraściccheda rāghavaḥ||

English Meaning

The Sūdra ascetic having said this, Rama took out of scabbard a beautiful sharp sword and chopped off his head therewith.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)