Verse 34·VR 3.51.34
तम् गृहीत्वा नखैः तीक्ष्णैः विददार समंततः | अधिरूढो गज आरोहो यथा स्यात् दुष्ट वारणम् || ३-५१-३४
vidadaara nakhaiH asya tuNDam pR^iShThe samarpayan |keshaan ca utpaaTayaamaasa nakha pakSha mukha aayudhaH || 3-51-35
Translation
On clasping Ravana with incisive claws Jataayu lacerated deeply and rampantly, as a mahout, an elephant-trainer-controller, sitting astride on it will try to control an uncontrollable elephant that is running amok with an incisive goad. [3-51-34]
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The Combat of Jatayu and Ravana
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