Chapter 73 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 73.42

सप्तभिस्तु महावीर्यो मैन्दं मर्मविदारणैः। पञ्चभिर्विशिशैश्चैव गजं विव्याध संयुगे॥

saptabhistu mahāvīryo maindaṃ marmavidāraṇaiḥ| pañcabhirviśiśaiścaiva gajaṃ vivyādha saṃyuge||

English Meaning

That one endowed with redoubtable prowess pierced Mainda with seven shafts capable of piercing into the pith; and he pierced Gaja with five shafts in the encounter.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)