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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.31.13

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 31: Śūrpaṇakhā rebukes Rāvaṇa. She exposes his ignorance of Janasthāna’s destruction and warns that pleasure, failed intelligence and neglect will cost him his Kingdom

In the sequence: she warns that a harsh, arrogant, inaccessible ruler will find no support when disaster comes

3.31.13

tvaṃ tu lubdhaḥ pramattaś ca parādhīnaś ca rāvaṇa
viṣaye sve samutpannaṃ bhayaṃ yo nāvabudhyase

But you, Rāvaṇa, are greedy, heedless, and dependent on others, you who do not perceive the danger arisen in your own domain.

Words: tvaṃ tu — but you; lubdhaḥ — greedy; pramattaś ca — and heedless; parādhīnaś ca — and dependent on others; rāvaṇa — O Rāvaṇa; viṣaye sve — in your own domain; samutpannaṃ — arisen; bhayaṃ — danger, fear; yo — who; nāvabudhyase — you do not perceive

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.