Chapter 76 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 76

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 76.29

द्विविदः शोणिताक्षं तु विददार नखैर्मुखे। निष्पिपेष स वीर्येण क्षितावाविध्य वीर्यवान्॥

dvividaḥ śoṇitākṣaṃ tu vidadāra nakhairmukhe| niṣpipeṣa sa vīryeṇa kṣitāvāvidhya vīryavān||

English Meaning

And Dvivida with his nail tore ſoņitākşa's face; and that powerful one violently bringing him down to the earth, pressed him with might and main.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)