Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 51: Jaṭāyu Fights with Rāvaṇa
Text 3.51.11
ततोऽस्य सशरं चापं मुक्तामणिविभूषितम्।
चरणाभ्यां महातेजा बभञ्ज पतगेश्वरः॥
tato ’sya saśaraṁ cāpaṁ muktā-maṇi-vibhūṣitam
caraṇābhyāṁ mahā-tejā babhañja patageśvaraḥ
tataḥ = then; asya = Rāvaṇa’s; sa-śaram = which was fitted with an arrow; cāpam = bow; muktā-maṇi-vibhūṣitam = and which was decorated with pearls and jewels; caraṇābhyām = used his feet to; mahā-tejāḥ = who possessed great energy; babhañja = break; pataga-īśvaraḥ = the foremost of birds.
Then the foremost of birds, who possessed great energy, used his feet to break Rāvaṇa’s bow, which was fitted with an arrow and which was decorated with pearls and jewels.