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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.13.32

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: Jaṭāyu’s offer. Daśaratha’s vulture friend recounts the ancestry of Devas, animals and humankind, identifies his own lineage and offers to guard Sītā

In the sequence: Kadrū bears a thousand serpents, while Vinatā bears Garuḍa and Aruṇa

3.13.32

kadrūr nāgasahaskraṃ tu vijajñe dharaṇīdharam
dvau putrau vinatāyās tu garuḍo 'ruṇa eva ca

Kadrū brought forth a thousand serpents that bear up the earth; but Vinatā had two sons, Garuḍa and Aruṇa.

Words: kadrūr — Kadrū; nāgasahaskraṃ — a thousand serpents; tu — but, and; vijajñe — brought forth; dharaṇīdharam — bearing up the earth; dvau — two; putrau — sons; vinatāyās — of Vinatā; tu — but; garuḍo — Garuḍa; 'ruṇa — Aruṇa; eva ca — and indeed

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.