Chapter 45 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 45.15

बद्धौ तु शरबन्धेन तावुभौ रणमूर्धनि। निमेषान्तरमात्रेण न शेकतुरवेक्षितुम्॥

baddhau tu śarabandhena tāvubhau raṇamūrdhani| nimeṣāntaramātreṇa na śekaturavekṣitum||

English Meaning

And fast bound by the shackles of shafts on the edge of battle, they* could not attain respite for a moment, *i.e. Rama and Laksmana.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)