Chapter 58 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 58.45

स गतासुर्गतश्रीको गतसत्त्वो गतेन्द्रियः। पपात सहसा भूमौ छिन्नमूल इव दुमः। ५४॥

sa gatāsurgataśrīko gatasattvo gatendriyaḥ| papāta sahasā bhūmau chinnamūla iva dumaḥ| 54||

English Meaning

Then bereft of life and shorn of nerve and devoid of sense he suddenly dropped down to the earth like a tree whose roots have been severed.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)