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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.18

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: he is protected from death in battle at the hands of Devas, dānavas, gandharvas, piśācas, birds, and serpents, but a human can still kill him

3.30.18

devadānavagandharvapiśācapatagoragaiḥ
abhayaṃ yasya saṃgrāme mṛtyuto mānuṣād ṛte

who has, in battle, no fear of death from gods, dānavas, gandharvas, piśācas, birds, or serpents — save only from a human;

Words: devadānavagandharvapiśācapatagoragaiḥ — by gods, dānavas, gandharvas, piśācas, birds, and serpents; abhayaṃ — fearlessness, safety; yasya — whose; saṃgrāme — in battle; mṛtyuto — from death; mānuṣād — from a human; ṛte — except

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.