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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.22.16

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Omens on Khara’s march. Blood-coloured rain, darkness and bodily tremors warn of disaster, Khara dismisses them and advances with his leading warriors

In the sequence: Khara's left arm trembles, his voice falters, his eyes fill with tears, and his forehead aches, but he does not turn back

3.22.16

kharasya ca rathasthasya nardamānasya dhīmataḥ
prākampata bhujaḥ savyaḥ kharaś cāsyāvasajjata

And as the crafty Khara stood roaring on his chariot, his left arm trembled and his voice grew hoarse and faltering.

Words: kharasya — of Khara; ca — and; rathasthasya — standing on the chariot; nardamānasya — roaring; dhīmataḥ — the crafty one; prākampata — trembled; bhujaḥ — arm; savyaḥ — left; kharaś — and a harshness (of voice); cāsyāvasajjata — clung to him, faltered

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.