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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.2.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 2: Virādha’s attack. The weapon-bearing man-eater seizes Sītā and claims her as his wife, Lakṣmaṇa steadies Rāma and vows to kill him

In the sequence: in his distress, Rāma tells Lakṣmaṇa that Kaikeyī's wish has now been fulfilled

3.2.15

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rāghavaḥ sītāṃ virādhāṅkagatāṃ śubhām
abravīl lakṣmaṇaṃ vākyaṃ mukhena pariśuṣyatā

Seeing that lovely Sītā held in Virādha's grasp, Rāghava spoke to Lakṣmaṇa, his face going dry with grief:

Words: tāṃ — her; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; sītāṃ — Sītā; virādhāṅkagatāṃ — held in Virādha's lap/grasp; śubhām — the lovely one; abravīl — said, spoke; lakṣmaṇaṃ — to Lakṣmaṇa; vākyaṃ — words; mukhena — with his face; pariśuṣyatā — going dry, withering

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.