Chapter 78 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 78.14

प्रभ्रष्टोऽथ करात्तस्य प्रतोदः सारथेस्तदा। पपात सहसा दैवाद्ध्वजस्तस्य तु रक्षसः॥

prabhraṣṭo'tha karāttasya pratodaḥ sārathestadā| papāta sahasā daivāddhvajastasya tu rakṣasaḥ||

English Meaning

And all on a sudden the reins slipped off (the hands of) the charioteer and the flag of the Råkşasas dropped down.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)