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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.32.13

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Śūrpaṇakhā describes Sītā. She recounts Rāma’s victory, praises Sītā’s beauty and urges Rāvaṇa to kill the brothers and take her as his wife

In the sequence: she describes Lakṣmaṇa as Rāma's devoted, powerful companion

3.32.13

amarṣī durjayo jetā vikrānto buddhimān balī
rāmasya dakṣiṇe bāhur nityaṃ prāṇo bahiṣcaraḥ

Impetuous, invincible, a conqueror, valiant, wise, and strong, he is Rāma's right arm, ever his life-breath moving outside his body.

Words: amarṣī — impetuous, brooking no affront; durjayo — invincible; jetā — a conqueror; vikrānto — valiant; buddhimān — wise, intelligent; balī — strong; rāmasya — of Rāma; dakṣiṇe bāhur — the right arm; nityaṃ — ever, always; prāṇo — life-breath; bahiṣcaraḥ — moving outside

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.