Chapter 90 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 90

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 90.17

स छिनधन्वा रुधिरं वमन्वक्रेण रावणिः। जग्राह कार्मुकश्रेष्ठं दृढज्यं बलवत्तरम्॥

sa chinadhanvā rudhiraṃ vamanvakreṇa rāvaṇiḥ| jagrāha kārmukaśreṣṭhaṃ dṛḍhajyaṃ balavattaram||

English Meaning

Having his bow cut off, Ravana's son, vomiting blood by his mouth, took up a superior bow powerful to a degree and having a stout string.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)