Chapter 96 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 96

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 96.25

तलप्रहारं तद्रक्षः सुग्रीवेण समुद्यतम्॥ नैपुण्यान्मोचयित्वैनं मुष्टिनोरसि ताडयत्।

talaprahāraṃ tadrakṣaḥ sugrīveṇa samudyatam|| naipuṇyānmocayitvainaṃ muṣṭinorasi tāḍayat|

English Meaning

And receding a little, he baffled its aim and returned one on Sugriva's breast.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)