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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.10

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 30: Śūrpaṇakhā reaches Rāvaṇa’s court. The narrative recalls his conquests, tapas and protection from nonhuman enemies, leaving him vulnerable to a human

In the sequence: the narrator describes his ten heads, twenty arms, royal splendor, and scars from battles with the Devas

3.30.10

viṣṇucakranipātaiś ca śataśo devasaṃyuge
āhatāṅgaṃ samastaiś ca devapraharaṇais tathā

his body struck a hundredfold in battles with the gods by the falling of Viṣṇu's discus, and by all the weapons of the gods as well;

Words: viṣṇucakranipātaiś — by the falls of Viṣṇu's discus; ca — and; śataśo — a hundredfold; devasaṃyuge — in battle with the gods; āhatāṅgaṃ — his body struck; samastaiś — by all; ca — and; devapraharaṇais — by the weapons of the gods; tathā — likewise

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.