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Aranya Kanda Sarga 3 Shloka 17
Original Shloka
स प्रहस्य महारौद्रः स्थित्वाजृम्भत राक्षसः। जृम्भमाणस्य ते बाणाः कायान्निष्पेतुराशुगाः।।3.3.17।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

महारौद्रः extremely frightening, सः राक्षस: that rakshasa, प्रहस्य after laughing, स्थित्वा stood there, अजृम्भत yawned, जृम्भमाणस्य as he was yawning, कायात् from the body, आशुगाः swiftmoving, ते बाणाः those arrows, निष्पेतुः fell down.

English Commentary

The demon who was extremely frightening stood there, laughing and yawning. As he yawned, all the swiftlyflying arrows fell out of his body.