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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Vālmīki sees the whole narrative. Vālmīki sees the narrative through meditation and sets out its events, including those still to come

In the sequence: Bharata's appeal, the rites for Daśaratha, the sandals' authority, Nandigrāma, and the forest encounters, including Anasūyā and her gift of salve. The catalogue continues through Śūrpaṇakhā, Khara, Mārīca, Sītā's abduction, Jaṭāyu, Kabandha, Śabarī, Pampā, and Hanumān

1.3.11

anasūyāsamasyāṃ ca aṅgarāgasya cārpaṇam
śūrpaṇakhyāś ca saṃvādaṃ virūpakaraṇaṃ tathā

the meeting with Anasūyā, and her bestowing of the cosmetic salve; the conversation with Śūrpaṇakhā, and likewise her disfigurement;

Words: anasūyāsamasyāṃ — the meeting with Anasūyā; ca — and; aṅgarāgasya — of the body-salve, cosmetic ointment; cārpaṇam — and the bestowing; śūrpaṇakhyāś ca — and of Śūrpaṇakhā; saṃvādaṃ — the conversation; virūpakaraṇaṃ — the disfiguring; tathā — likewise

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.