While Jaṭāyu fought with Rāvaṇa, he broke Rāvaṇa’s chariot and so on. Rāvaṇa fell on the ground, but when Jaṭāyu became slightly tired, Rāvaṇa took advantage of that—he again took Sītā-devī and escaped. Jaṭāyu angrily chased him, clawed Rāvaṇa’s back using his sharp talons and cut off his left arms with his beak. Rāvaṇa’s arms reappeared and he dropped Sītā. For a while he fought with Jaṭāyu and then cut off his wings, flanks and feet. Sītā-devī embraced Jaṭāyu who lay on the ground with his life ebbing away and lamented.