Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 50 Shloka 17
Original Shlokaशरैरिमावलंविद्धौरुधिरेणसमुक्षितौ । वसुधायामिमौसुप्तौदृश्येतेशल्यकाविव ।।6.50.17।।
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English Translation
शरैः arrows, अलम् body, विद्धौ fully, रुधिरेण with blood, समुक्षितौ pierced with, वसुधायाम् on the ground, सुप्तौ sleeping, इमौ these two (Rama and Lakshmana), शल्यकाविव like a porcupine, दृश्येते appears.
English Commentary
"Pierced with arrows, fully covered with blood, the bodies of the two princes appear like porcupines sleeping on the ground."