Chapter 88 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 88

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 88.30

ततः शरान्दाशरथिः संधायामित्रकर्षणः। ससर्ज राक्षसेन्द्राय क्रुद्धः सर्प इव श्वसन्॥

tataḥ śarāndāśarathiḥ saṃdhāyāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ| sasarja rākṣasendrāya kruddhaḥ sarpa iva śvasan||

English Meaning

Then sighing like an enraged serpent, that chastiser of foes, Dasaratha's son, setting shafts (on his bow-string) showered them on the Raksasa-chief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)