Ramayana
परिवार्य च तं सर्वे शैलं मोघोत्करा इव । भिन्दिपालैश्च शूलैश्च निरुच्छ्वासमपोथयन् ॥ 7-21-38 ॥
Surrounding him on all sides like a swarm of locusts upon a mountain, they pounded him with slings and pikes until he could scarcely draw breath.
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