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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.47.22

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Story of Indra & Ahalyā: Indra’s disguise and Gautama’s curses. Indra takes Gautama’s form and unites with Ahalyā, Gautama curses him to lose his testicles and her to remain invisible until Rāma’s arrival

In the sequence: afterward she urges him to leave quickly and protect them both → he says he is satisfied and hurries out, afraid of Gautama

1.47.22

evaṃ saṃgamya tu tayā niścakrāmoṭajāt tataḥ
sa saṃbhramāt tvaran rāma śaṅkito gautamaṃ prati

Having thus united with her, he then came forth from the hut; hurrying in his agitation, O Rāma, fearful of Gautama —

Words: evaṃ — thus; saṃgamya — having united, come together; tu — and; tayā — with her; niścakrāmoṭajāt — came out of the hut; tataḥ — then; sa — he; saṃbhramāt — out of agitation, haste; tvaran — hurrying; rāma — O Rāma; śaṅkito — apprehensive, fearful; gautamaṃ prati — of / toward Gautama

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.