← 3.21.5 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa 21: Khara’s army mobilizes · 3.21.7 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.21.6

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 21: Khara’s army mobilizes. Dūṣaṇa assembles fourteen thousand rākṣasas, Khara mounts his chariot and the armed force marches from Janasthāna

In the sequence: he promises to kill both brothers and let her drink Rāma's blood → reassured, she praises him again

3.21.6

sā prahṛṣṭvā vacaḥ śrutvā kharasya vadanāc cyutam
praśaśaṃsa punar maurkhyād bhrātaraṃ rakṣasāṃ varam

Delighted at hearing the words that fell from Khara's mouth, she, in her folly, once again praised her brother, the best of rākṣasas.

Words: sā — she; prahṛṣṭvā — delighted, rejoicing; vacaḥ — the words; śrutvā — having heard; kharasya — of Khara; vadanāc — from the mouth; cyutam — fallen, issued; praśaśaṃsa — praised; punar — again; maurkhyād — out of folly; bhrātaraṃ — brother; rakṣasāṃ — of the rākṣasas; varam — the best

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.