देहं बिभ्नक्षुरस्त्राऽग्नौ मृगः प्राणैर्दिदेविषन् ।
ज्याघृष्टकठिनाऽङ्गुष्ठं राममायान्मुमूर्षया ॥

Karandikar '(The deer) desirous of getting (his) body burnt in the fire of missiles and intent on gambling at the stake of his life, out of a desire to die, has approached Rama whose thumb is hardened due to its (constant) friction with the bow-string.

छन्दः अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्