But the dart discharged in the encounter by the enraged Rāvana, resembling a venomous serpent, dived into the dauntless and heroic Laks maņa; and (the dart) exceedingly splendid and blazing, possessed of dreadful impetuosity and resembling the tongue of the king of serpents, smote Lakşmaņa in his mighty chest. And with his breast riven by the dart driving deep through the force of Rāvana, Lakşmaņa fell down to the earth.
रावणेन रणे शक्तिः कुद्धेनाशीविषोपमा। मुक्ता शूरस्य भीतस्य लक्ष्मणस्य ममज्ज सा।।३४ न्यपतत्सा महावेगा लक्ष्मणस्य महोरसि। जिह्वेवोरगराजस्य दीप्यमाना महाद्युतिः॥ ततो रावणवेगेन सुदूरमवगाढया। शक्त्या विभिन्नहृदयः पपात भुवि लक्ष्मणः॥