Vali fell lustreless on the ground. He was thrown down unconscious like the banner ( hoisted in honour ) of Indra on the full moon day of Aswayuja month ( October-November ). [4-16-37]
The arrow of Rama, distinguished among men, adorned with silver and gold, which could crush the enemy shone like fire and smoke emitted from the mouth of Rudra at the time of dissolution ( at the end of the aeon ). [4-16-38]
While Indra's son (Vali) fell unconscious on the ground, drenched in blood flowing, like a fully bloomed Asoka tree shaken down by the wind, he looked like Indra's flag fallen. [4-16-39]