Chapter 102 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 102

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 102.16

ते रावणधनुर्मुक्ताः शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः। अभ्यवर्तन्त काकुत्स्थं सर्पा भूत्वा महाविषाः॥

te rāvaṇadhanurmuktāḥ śarāḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ| abhyavartanta kākutsthaṃ sarpā bhūtvā mahāviṣāḥ||

English Meaning

The gold-decked shafts shot from Ravana's bow, becoming furiously venomous serpents covered Kakutstha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)