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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.26

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

1.3.26

kumbhakarṇasya nidhanaṃ meghanādanibarhaṇam
rāvaṇasya vināśaṃ ca sītāvāptim areḥ pure

the death of Kumbhakarṇa; the slaying of Meghanāda (Indrajit); the destruction of Rāvaṇa; and the recovery of Sītā in the enemy’s city;

Words: kumbhakarṇasya — of Kumbhakarṇa; nidhanaṃ — the death, destruction; meghanādanibarhaṇam — the slaying of Meghanāda; rāvaṇasya — of Rāvaṇa; vināśaṃ ca — and the destruction; sītāvāptim — the recovery of Sītā; areḥ — of the enemy; pure — in the city

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.