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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.19

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: against this portrait of his power and violence, the bloodied, disfigured Śūrpaṇakhā presents herself and begins to address him.

3.30.19

mantrar abhituṣṭaṃ puṇyam adhvareṣu dvijātibhiḥ
havirdhāneṣu yaḥ somam upahanti mahābalaḥ

who, mighty, snatches from the soma-vessels the holy Soma, propitiated with mantras by the twice-born at sacrifices; [mantrar: source spelling for mantrair, 'with mantras'.]

Words: mantrar — with mantras (source: mantrar); abhituṣṭaṃ — propitiated, well-pleased; puṇyam — holy; adhvareṣu — at the sacrifices; dvijātibhiḥ — by the twice-born; havirdhāneṣu — in the soma-vessels; yaḥ — who; somam — the Soma; upahanti — assails, snatches away; mahābalaḥ — 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.