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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.12

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

1.3.12

vadhaṃ kharatriśirasor utthānaṃ rāvaṇasya ca
mārīcasya vadhaṃ caiva vaidehyā haraṇaṃ tathā

the slaying of Khara and Triśiras, and the rousing of Rāvaṇa; the slaying of Mārīca, and likewise the carrying-off of Vaidehī (Sītā);

Words: vadhaṃ — the slaying; kharatriśirasor — of Khara and Triśiras; utthānaṃ — the rising-up, rousing; rāvaṇasya ca — and of Rāvaṇa; mārīcasya — of Mārīca; vadhaṃ caiva — and the slaying; vaidehyā — of Vaidehī (Sītā); haraṇaṃ — the carrying-off, abduction; tathā — likewise

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.