Chapter 73 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 73.41

अष्टादशशरैस्तीक्ष्णैः स विद्ध्वा गन्धमादनम्। विव्याध नवभिश्चैव नलं दूरादवस्थितम्।॥

aṣṭādaśaśaraistīkṣṇaiḥ sa viddhvā gandhamādanam| vivyādha navabhiścaiva nalaṃ dūrādavasthitam|||

English Meaning

And piercing Gandhamādana with eight and ten sharp arrows, he wounded Nila stationed at a distance with nine shafts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)