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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.15

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 recalls how he laid waste the Caitraratha and Nandana groves, a divine lotus-pool, and the Devas' gardens

3.30.15

vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ divyaṃ nalinīṃ nandanaṃ vanam
vināśayati yaḥ krodhād devodyānāni vīryavān

who in his might, out of wrath, lays waste the divine Caitraratha grove, the lotus-pool, the Nandana grove, and the gardens of the gods;

Words: vanaṃ — the grove; caitrarathaṃ — Caitraratha; divyaṃ — divine; nalinīṃ — the lotus-pool; nandanaṃ — Nandana; vanam — grove; vināśayati — lays waste; yaḥ — who; krodhād — out of wrath; devodyānāni — the gardens of the gods; vīryavān — the mighty

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.