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Sundara Kanda Sarga 38 Shloka 30
Original Shloka
स दर्भं संस्तराद्गृह्य ब्राह्मेणास्त्रेण योजयत्।।5.38.30।। स दीप्त इव कालाग्निर्जज्वालाभिमुखो द्विजम्।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

सः he, Rama, संस्तरात् from his darbha mat, दर्भम् darbha grass, गृह्य took out, ब्राह्मेण अस्त्रेण invoked the weapon of Brahma into it by reciting the mantra, योजयत् discharged, सः that, दीप्तः blazed, कालाग्निरिव like the fire of death, द्विजम् the bird, अभिमुखः towards, जज्वाल glowed.

English Commentary

'Taking out a blade of darbha grass from your mat, you invoked the weapon of Brahma by reciting the mantra. Then you discharged it which blazed like the fire of death and went spearheading towards the crow.