Verse 40·VR 6.59.40

स सायको रावण बाहु मुक्तह् | शक्र अशनि प्रख्य वपुह् शित अग्रह् | सुग्रीवम् आसाद्य बिभेद वेगाद् | गुह ईरिता क्रौचम् इव उग्र शक्तिह् || ६-५९-४०

sa saayaka aarto vipariita cetaah | kuujan pR^ithivyaam nipapaata viirah | tam prekShya bhuumau patitam visamjmam | neduh prahR^iShTaa yudhi yaatu dhaanaah || 6-59-41

Translation

That arrow released by Ravana's arm reached Sugreeva, having a bodily splendour equal to that of Indra's thunder bolt, and pierced his body in its flight as formerly Guha's spear when he discharged it at the Krauncha Mountain.

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saH paayakaH

that arrow

raavaNo baahumuktaH

released by Ravana's arm

aasaadya

reached sugriivam = Sugreeva

shakraashaniprakhya vapuH prakaasham

having a bodily splendour equal to that of Indra's thunder-bolt

bibheda

and pierced; (his body)

vegaat

in its flight

guheritaa ugrashaktiH

as formerly Guha's spear; (When he discharged it)

krounchamiva

at the Krauncha Mountain.

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59

Ravana Himself Appears on the Battle-front

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