Chapter 79 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 79

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 79.26

ततः क्रुद्धो महाबाहुर्धनुश्चिच्छेद संयुगे। अष्टाभिरथ नाराचैः सूतं विव्याध राघवः॥

tataḥ kruddho mahābāhurdhanuściccheda saṃyuge| aṣṭābhiratha nārācaiḥ sūtaṃ vivyādha rāghavaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereupon being excited with ire, Rāghava of long arms sundered his (Raksasa's) bow in conflict and with eight Näräcas pierced the charioteer.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)