Chapter 54 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 54.23

स लब्धसंज्ञो गदया वालिपुत्रमवस्थितम्। जघान परमक्रुद्धो वक्षोदेशे निशाचरः॥

sa labdhasaṃjño gadayā vāliputramavasthitam| jaghāna paramakruddho vakṣodeśe niśācaraḥ||

English Meaning

Then the night-ranger, recovering his senses, with his mace in high rage hit at the breast Vāli's son staying in the field.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)