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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.23

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: it proceeds through Hanumān's return, Sītā's jewel, the Ocean and bridge, the Laṅkā campaign, Vibhīṣaṇa, and the deaths of Kumbhakarṇa, Indrajit, and Rāvaṇa

1.3.23

grahaṇaṃ vāyusūnoś ca laṅkādāhābhigarjanam
pratiplavanam evātha madhūnāṃ haraṇaṃ tathā

the capture of the Wind-god’s son (Hanumān); the burning of Laṅkā and his roaring defiance; then the leaping back, and likewise the plundering of the honey (in the honey-grove);

Words: grahaṇaṃ — the capture, seizing; vāyusūnoś ca — and of the Wind-god’s son (Hanumān); laṅkādāhābhigarjanam — the burning of Laṅkā and the roaring; pratiplavanam — the leaping back across; evātha — then indeed; madhūnāṃ — of the honey / honey-stores; haraṇaṃ — the taking, plundering; 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.