All 4 Uses of
writhe
in
The Ramayana
- With writhing limb and struggling breath, Nearer and ever nearer death "My senses undisturbed remain, And fortitude has conquered pain: Now from one tear thy soul be freed.†
Book 2
- The king of Kosal's daughter(338) there Writhed, with the dust on limb and hair Lustreless, as a star might lie Hurled downward from the glorious sky.†
Book 2 *
- 'Twas she I saw: my heart infers That shrinking form was doubtless hers, Which gaint Ráva? fierce and dread, Bore swiftly through the clouds o'erhead Still writhing in his strict embrace Like helpless queen of serpent race,(559) And from her lips that sad voice came Shrieking thine own and Lakshma?†
Book 4
- Or, sire, within thy palace stay; And I myself will sweep away Thy foes, like Garu? when he makes A banquet of the writhing snakes.†
Book 6
Definition:
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(writhe) to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain