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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.30.4
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: she finds Rāvaṇa seated among his ministers on a golden throne in his palace
3.30.4
sa dadarśa vimānāgre rāvaṇaṃ dīptatejasaṃ
upopaviṣṭaṃ sacivair marudbhir iva vāsavam
She saw, atop the palace, Rāvaṇa of blazing splendour, seated among his ministers like Vāsava (Indra) among the Maruts.
Words: sa — she (source: sa); dadarśa — saw; vimānāgre — atop the palace / aerial car; rāvaṇaṃ — Rāvaṇa; dīptatejasaṃ — of blazing splendour; upopaviṣṭaṃ — seated; sacivair — with (his) ministers; marudbhir — with the Maruts; iva — like; vāsavam — Vāsava (Indra)
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.