Chapter 58 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 58.40

आजघान तदा नीलं ललाटे मुसलेन सः। प्रहस्तः परमायत्तस्ततः सुस्राव शोणितम्॥

ājaghāna tadā nīlaṃ lalāṭe musalena saḥ| prahastaḥ paramāyattastataḥ susrāva śoṇitam||

English Meaning

Then Prahasta putting forth his dearest effort, hit Nila on the temples with a mace; and the blood began to flow.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)