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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.12

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: his past exploits include defeating Vāsuki and Takṣaka, abducting Takṣaka's wife, and seizing the Puṣpaka vehicle from Kubera on Kailāsa

3.30.12

ucchettāraṃ ca dharmāṇāṃ paradārābhimarśanam
sarvadivyāstrayoktāraṃ yajñavighnakaraṃ sadā

a destroyer of the sacred laws, a molester of others' wives, a wielder of all divine weapons, ever a maker of obstacles to sacrifices;

Words: ucchettāraṃ — the destroyer, eradicator; ca — and; dharmāṇāṃ — of the sacred laws, duties; paradārābhimarśanam — molester of others' wives; sarvadivyāstrayoktāraṃ — wielder of all divine weapons; yajñavighnakaraṃ — a maker of obstacles to sacrifice; sadā — ever, always

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.