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Verse 247.34

Sarga 51

तं गृहीत्वा नखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्विददार समन्ततः।।3.51.34।। अधिरूढो गजारोहो यथा स्याद्दुष्टवारणम्।

taṃ gṛhītvā nakhaistīkṣṇairvidadāra samantataḥ..3.51.34.. adhirūḍho gajāroho yathā syādduṣṭavāraṇam.

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English Translation

"Thereafter, seizing Ravana, Jatayu ascended on his back and pierced his body all over with his sharp claws just as a rider goads an unruly elephant."

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Word Meanings

(ततः thereafter), तं गृहीत्वा seizing him, अधिरूढः ascended, गजारोहः riding on an elephant, दुष्टवारणम् unruly elephant, यथा so also, स्यात् he, तीक्ष्णैः sharp, नखैः claws, समन्ततः all over, विददार pierced.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 51

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247.34