Chapter 79 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 79

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 79.33

तं दृष्ट्वा निहतं शूलं मकराक्षो निशाचरः। मुष्टिमुद्यम्य काकुत्स्थं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ śūlaṃ makarākṣo niśācaraḥ| muṣṭimudyamya kākutsthaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt||

English Meaning

Beholding his dart thus sundered, the nightranger Makarākșa clenching his fist spoke to Kakutstha, saying, "Stay! Stay!"

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)