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Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 33: Rāvaṇa’s flight and Garuḍa’s story
Summary. He passes the banyan of Garuḍa’s broken branch and amṛta quest, then reaches Mārīca’s hermitage
Sequence
- After hearing Śūrpaṇakhā, Rāvaṇa dismisses his ministers and settles on a course of action (3.33.1–3)
- he goes secretly to the chariot hall and orders his vehicle prepared (3.33.4–5)
- mounting the jewel-decorated, wish-moving chariot drawn by goblin-faced mules, he flies toward the ocean (3.33.6–10)
- he passes coastal forests, hermitages, lotus ponds, nāgas, suparṇas, gandharvas, kiṃnaras, siddhas, cāraṇas and apsarases, fragrant groves, pearls, coral, and prosperous towns (3.33.11–26)
- he sees the vast banyan called Subhadra, associated with an earlier deed of Garuḍa. (3.33.27–28)
- The account recalls how Garuḍa landed there carrying an elephant and tortoise for food, and his weight broke a great branch above a gathering of ṛṣis (3.33.28–30)
- to save them, he carried the branch away along with his prey → after freeing the munis, he used the branch to destroy a Niṣāda territory and ate his prey (3.33.31–32)
- strengthened by his success, he resolved to obtain the nectar of immortality and broke through its defenses to carry it from Indra's palace (3.33.33–34)
- passing this landmark and crossing to the far shore, Rāvaṇa reaches a secluded hermitage → there he finds Mārīca living with matted hair, bark clothing, deerskin, and restrained diet, and approaches him. (3.33.35–38)
Verses 3.33.1–38
3.33.1
tataḥ śūrpaṇakhā vākyaṃ tac chrutvā romaharṣaṇam
sacivān abhyanujñāya kāryaṃ buddhvā jagāma ha
Then, having heard that hair-raising speech of Śūrpaṇakhā, and dismissing his ministers, having resolved on his course, he set out.
Words: tataḥ — then; śūrpaṇakhā — of Śūrpaṇakhā (compound-initial); vākyaṃ — speech, words; tac chrutvā — having heard that; romaharṣaṇam — hair-raising; sacivān — the ministers; abhyanujñāya — having dismissed, taken leave of; kāryaṃ — the task, business; buddhvā — having understood, resolved; jagāma ha — he departed
3.33.2
tat kāryam anugamyātha yathāvad upalabhya ca
doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca saṃpradhārya balābalam
Then, having pursued that matter and duly grasped it, and having weighed the strength and weakness of its faults and merits,
Words: tat kāryam — that task, matter; anugamyātha — having pursued, and then; yathāvad — duly, properly; upalabhya ca — and having grasped, ascertained; doṣāṇāṃ ca — of the faults; guṇānāṃ ca — and of the merits; saṃpradhārya — having weighed, considered; balābalam — the relative strength (strength and weakness)
3.33.3
iti kartavyam ity eva kṛtvā niścayam ātmanaḥ
sthirabuddhis tato ramyāṃ yānaśālāṃ jagāma ha
and having made his own firm decision, 'Thus it must be done,' then, steady of mind, he went to the lovely chariot-hall.
Words: iti kartavyam — 'thus it is to be done'; ity eva — just so; kṛtvā — having made; niścayam — decision, resolve; ātmanaḥ — his own; sthirabuddhis — firm of mind; tato — then; ramyāṃ — lovely; yānaśālāṃ — the chariot-hall; jagāma ha — he went
3.33.4
yānaśālāṃ tato gatvā pracchannaṃ rākṣasādhipaḥ
sūtaṃ saṃcodayām āsa rathaḥ saṃyujyatām iti
Then, going secretly to the chariot-hall, the lord of rākṣasas urged his charioteer: 'Let the chariot be yoked.'
Words: yānaśālāṃ — to the chariot-hall; tato — then; gatvā — having gone; pracchannaṃ — secretly, in concealment; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas; sūtaṃ — the charioteer; saṃcodayām āsa — urged, commanded; rathaḥ — the chariot; saṃyujyatām — let it be yoked; iti — thus
3.33.5
evam uktaḥ kṣaṇenaiva sārathir laghuvikramaḥ
rathaṃ saṃyojayām āsa tasyābhimatam uttamam
So addressed, the charioteer, nimble in action, in a moment yoked for him that excellent chariot to his liking.
Words: evam uktaḥ — so addressed; kṣaṇenaiva — in a moment; sārathir — the charioteer; laghuvikramaḥ — nimble in action; rathaṃ — the chariot; saṃyojayām āsa — yoked, harnessed; tasyābhimatam — approved by him, to his liking; uttamam — excellent
3.33.6
kāñcanaṃ ratham āsthāya kāmagaṃ ratnabhūṣitam
piśācavadanair yuktaṃ kharaiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ
Mounting that golden chariot that goes at will, adorned with gems, yoked with goblin-faced mules decked in gold,
Words: kāñcanaṃ — golden; ratham — the chariot; āsthāya — having mounted; kāmagaṃ — going at will; ratnabhūṣitam — adorned with gems; piśācavadanair — with goblin-faced (mules); yuktaṃ — yoked; kharaiḥ — with mules; kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ — adorned with gold
3.33.7
meghapratimanādena sa tena dhanadānujaḥ
rākṣasādhipatiḥ śrīmān yayau nadanadīpatim
with that chariot roaring like a thundercloud, the glorious younger brother of Kubera, lord of the rākṣasas, went to the lord of streams and rivers, the ocean.
Words: meghapratimanādena — with a roar like a cloud; sa tena — he, with that; dhanadānujaḥ — the younger brother of Dhanada (Kubera); rākṣasādhipatiḥ — lord of rākṣasas; śrīmān — glorious; yayau — went; nadanadīpatim — the lord of streams and rivers (ocean)
3.33.8
sa śvetabālavyasanaḥ śvetacchatro daśānanaḥ
snigdhavaidūryasaṃkāśas taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaḥ
He, the ten-faced one, with white yak-tail fans and a white parasol, gleaming like polished lapis lazuli, adorned with refined gold,
Words: sa — he; śvetabālavyasanaḥ — with white yak-tail fans; śvetacchatro — with a white parasol; daśānanaḥ — ten-faced; snigdhavaidūryasaṃkāśas — resembling glossy lapis lazuli; taptakāñcanabhūṣaṇaḥ — adorned with refined gold
3.33.9
daśāsyo viṃśatibhujo darśanīya paricchadaḥ
tridaśārir munīndraghno daśaśīrṣa ivādrirāṭ
ten-mouthed, twenty-armed, with splendid trappings, foe of the gods, slayer of chief sages—he was like the ten-peaked king of mountains.
Words: daśāsyo — ten-mouthed; viṃśatibhujo — twenty-armed; darśanīya — splendid to behold (compound-initial); paricchadaḥ — trappings, equipage, retinue; tridaśārir — foe of the gods; munīndraghno — slayer of chief sages; daśaśīrṣa — ten-peaked (also: ten-headed); ivādrirāṭ — like the king of mountains
3.33.10
kāmagaṃ ratham āsthāya śuśubhe rākṣasādhipaḥ
vidyunmaṇḍalavān meghaḥ sabalāka ivāmbare
Mounted on his chariot that goes at will, the lord of rākṣasas shone like a cloud in the sky, girt with a garland of lightning and accompanied by cranes.
Words: kāmagaṃ — going at will; ratham — the chariot; āsthāya — having mounted; śuśubhe — shone; rākṣasādhipaḥ — the lord of rākṣasas; vidyunmaṇḍalavān — having a circle of lightning; meghaḥ — a cloud; sabalāka — with cranes; ivāmbare — like, in the sky
3.33.11
saśailaṃ sāgarānūpaṃ vīryavān avalokayan
nānāpuṣpaphalair vṛkṣair anukīrṇaṃ sahasraśaḥ
The valiant one gazed upon the ocean-shore with its mountains, strewn by the thousand with trees of manifold flowers and fruits,
Words: saśailaṃ — with its mountains; sāgarānūpaṃ — the marshy ocean-shore; vīryavān — the valiant one; avalokayan — gazing upon; nānāpuṣpaphalair — with various flowers and fruits; vṛkṣair — with trees; anukīrṇaṃ — strewn, thickly covered; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousand
3.33.12
śītamaṅgalatoyābhiḥ padminībhiḥ samantataḥ
viśālair āśramapadair vedimadbhiḥ samāvṛtam
surrounded on every side by lotus-ponds of cool, auspicious water, and by spacious hermitage-grounds furnished with altars,
Words: śītamaṅgalatoyābhiḥ — with cool, auspicious water; padminībhiḥ — with lotus-ponds; samantataḥ — on every side; viśālair — with spacious; āśramapadair — hermitage-grounds; vedimadbhiḥ — furnished with altars; samāvṛtam — surrounded
3.33.13
kadaly āḍhakisaṃbādhaṃ nālikeropaśobhitam
sālais tālais tamālaiś ca tarubhiś ca supuṣpitaiḥ
dense with plantains and āḍhakī, graced with coconut palms, and with sāla, palmyra, tamāla, and other well-blossomed trees,
Words: kadaly — plantains; āḍhakisaṃbādhaṃ — crowded with āḍhakī (pigeon-pea); nālikeropaśobhitam — graced with coconut palms; sālais — with sāla trees; tālais — with palmyra palms; tamālaiś ca — and with tamāla trees; tarubhiś ca — and with trees; supuṣpitaiḥ — well-blossomed
3.33.14
atyantaniyatāhāraiḥ śobhitaṃ paramarṣibhiḥ
nāgaiḥ suparṇair gandharvaiḥ kiṃnaraiś ca sahasraśaḥ
graced by supreme sages of most abstemious diet, and by nāgas, suparṇas, gandharvas, and kinnaras in their thousands,
Words: atyantaniyatāhāraiḥ — of extremely restrained diet; śobhitaṃ — graced, adorned; paramarṣibhiḥ — by supreme sages; nāgaiḥ — by nāgas (serpent-beings); suparṇair — by suparṇas (celestial birds); gandharvaiḥ — by gandharvas; kiṃnaraiś ca — and by kinnaras; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousand
3.33.15
jitakāmaiś ca siddhaiś ca cāmaṇaiś copaśobhitam
ājair vaikhānasair māṣair vālakhilyair marīcipaiḥ
and adorned by those who had conquered desire, by siddhas, and by wandering ascetics; by Ajas, Vaikhānasas, Māṣas, Vālakhilyas, and Marīcipas,
Words: jitakāmaiś ca — and by those who conquered desire; siddhaiś ca — and by siddhas (perfected ones); cāmaṇaiś — by wandering ascetics (śramaṇas?); copaśobhitam — and adorned; ājair — by Ajas; vaikhānasair — by Vaikhānasas; māṣair — by Māṣas; vālakhilyair — by Vālakhilyas; marīcipaiḥ — by Marīcipas
3.33.16
divyābharaṇamālyābhir divyarūpābhir āvṛtam
krīḍā ratividhijñābhir apsarobhiḥ sahasraśaḥ
thronged by thousands of apsarases of divine form, adorned with heavenly ornaments and garlands, versed in the arts of play and love,
Words: divyābharaṇamālyābhir — with divine ornaments and garlands; divyarūpābhir — of divine form; āvṛtam — thronged, surrounded; krīḍā — play, sport (compound-initial); ratividhijñābhir — knowing the modes of love; apsarobhiḥ — by apsarases; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousand
3.33.17
sevitaṃ devapatnībhiḥ śrīmatībhiḥ śriyā vṛtam
devadānavasaṃghaiś ca caritaṃ tv amṛtāśibhiḥ
frequented by the glorious wives of the gods, filled with splendour, and traversed by hosts of gods and dānavas, the drinkers of nectar,
Words: sevitaṃ — frequented, attended; devapatnībhiḥ — by the wives of the gods; śrīmatībhiḥ — by the glorious ones; śriyā vṛtam — filled with splendour; devadānavasaṃghaiś ca — and by hosts of gods and dānavas; caritaṃ — traversed, frequented; tv — indeed; amṛtāśibhiḥ — by the nectar-eaters
3.33.18
haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇaṃ sārasaiḥ saṃpraṇāditam
vaidūryaprastaraṃ ramyaṃ snigdhaṃ sāgaratejasā
strewn with swans, curlews, and waterfowl, resounding with cranes, lovely with its floor of lapis lazuli, glossy with the radiance of the sea—
Words: haṃsakrauñcaplavākīrṇaṃ — strewn with haṃsas, krauñcas, and plavas; sārasaiḥ — with sārasa cranes; saṃpraṇāditam — made to resound; vaidūryaprastaraṃ — with a floor of lapis lazuli; ramyaṃ — lovely; snigdhaṃ — glossy, smooth; sāgaratejasā — by the radiance of the sea
3.33.19
pāṇḍurāṇi viśālāni divyamālyayutāni ca
tūryagītābhijuṣṭāni vimānāni samantataḥ
and on every side aerial cars, white and spacious, hung with divine garlands and filled with instrumental music and song,
Words: pāṇḍurāṇi — white, pale; viśālāni — spacious; divyamālyayutāni ca — and hung with divine garlands; tūryagītābhijuṣṭāni — filled with instruments and song; vimānāni — aerial cars, celestial palaces; samantataḥ — on every side
3.33.20
tapasā jitalokānāṃ kāmagāny abhisaṃpatan
gandharvāpsarasaś caiva dadarśa dhanadānujaḥ
coursing past those wish-moving cars of the ones who by austerity had won the worlds, the younger brother of Kubera beheld gandharvas and apsarases too.
Words: tapasā — by austerity; jitalokānāṃ — of those who conquered the worlds; kāmagāny — going at will (the cars); abhisaṃpatan — coursing towards, flying along; gandharvāpsarasaś caiva — and gandharvas and apsarases; dadarśa — beheld; dhanadānujaḥ — the younger brother of Kubera
3.33.21
niryāsarasamūlānāṃ candanānāṃ sahasraśaḥ
vanāni paśyan saumyāni ghrāṇatṛptikarāṇi ca
gazing by the thousand on pleasant forests of sandal trees—fragrant in their exudation, sap, and roots—that gratify the sense of smell,
Words: niryāsarasamūlānāṃ — of (trees whose) exudation, sap, and roots are fragrant; candanānāṃ — of sandal trees; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousand; vanāni — forests; paśyan — seeing; saumyāni — pleasant, gentle; ghrāṇatṛptikarāṇi ca — and gratifying to the smell
3.33.22
agarūṇāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ vanāny upavanāni ca
takkolānāṃ ca jātyānāṃ phalānāṃ ca sugandhinām
and forests and groves of choice aloe-wood trees, and of takkola and fragrant fruits of fine kind,
Words: agarūṇāṃ ca — and of aloe-wood (agaru) trees; mukhyānāṃ — choice, principal; vanāny — forests; upavanāni ca — and groves; takkolānāṃ ca — and of takkola (a fragrant plant); jātyānāṃ — of noble, fine kind; phalānāṃ ca — and of fruits; sugandhinām — fragrant
3.33.23
puṣpāṇi ca tamālasya gulmāni maricasya ca
muktānāṃ ca samūhāni śuṣyamāṇāni tīrataḥ
and the blossoms of the tamāla, and the bushes of pepper, and heaps of pearls drying upon the shore,
Words: puṣpāṇi ca — and the flowers; tamālasya — of the tamāla tree; gulmāni — bushes, clusters; maricasya ca — and of pepper; muktānāṃ ca — and of pearls; samūhāni — heaps, masses; śuṣyamāṇāni — being dried; tīrataḥ — upon the shore
3.33.24
śaṅkhānāṃ prastaraṃ caiva pravālanicayaṃ tathā
kāñcanāni ca śailāni rājatāni ca sarvaśaḥ
and a bed of conch-shells, and likewise a mass of coral, and mountains of gold and silver everywhere,
Words: śaṅkhānāṃ — of conch-shells; prastaraṃ — a spread, layer, bed; caiva — and; pravālanicayaṃ — a heap of coral; tathā — likewise; kāñcanāni ca — and golden; śailāni — mountains, rocks; rājatāni ca — and silver; sarvaśaḥ — everywhere, entirely
3.33.25
prasravāṇi manojñāni prasannāni hradāni ca
dhanadhānyopapannāni strīratnair āvṛtāni ca
and charming springs and clear pools, and (cities) endowed with wealth and grain and thronged with jewel-like women,
Words: prasravāṇi — springs, cascades; manojñāni — charming, pleasing; prasannāni — clear, tranquil; hradāni ca — and lakes, pools; dhanadhānyopapannāni — endowed with wealth and grain; strīratnair — with jewel-women; āvṛtāni ca — and thronged, filled
3.33.26
hastyaśvarathagāḍhāni nagarāṇy avalokayan
taṃ samaṃ sarvataḥ snigdhaṃ mṛdusaṃsparśamārutam
gazing on cities dense with elephants, horses, and chariots—and (he saw) that region, level and glossy on every side, its breeze soft to the touch,
Words: hastyaśvarathagāḍhāni — dense with elephants, horses, and chariots; nagarāṇy — cities; avalokayan — gazing at; taṃ — it (the region); samaṃ — level, even; sarvataḥ — on every side; snigdhaṃ — glossy, smooth; mṛdusaṃsparśamārutam — with a breeze soft to the touch
3.33.27
anūpaṃ sindhurājasya dadarśa tridivopamam
tatrāpaśyat sa meghābhaṃ nyagrodham ṛṣibhir vṛtam
he beheld the shore of the ocean-king, resembling heaven; and there he saw a banyan tree, cloud-like, encircled by sages,
Words: anūpaṃ — the marshy shore; sindhurājasya — of the king of rivers (the ocean); dadarśa — beheld; tridivopamam — resembling heaven; tatrāpaśyat — there he saw; sa — he; meghābhaṃ — cloud-like; nyagrodham — a banyan tree; ṛṣibhir vṛtam — encircled by sages
3.33.28
samantād yasya tāḥ śākhāḥ śatayojanam āyatāḥ
yasya hastinam ādāya mahākāyaṃ ca kaccapam
bhakṣārthaṃ garuḍaḥ śākhām ājagāma mahābalaḥ
whose branches stretched a hundred yojanas all around, and to a branch of which the mighty Garuḍa once came, seizing an elephant and a huge tortoise for his food.
Words: samantād — all around; yasya — whose; tāḥ śākhāḥ — those branches; śatayojanam — a hundred yojanas; āyatāḥ — stretched, extended; yasya — of which; hastinam — an elephant; ādāya — having seized, taken; mahākāyaṃ — huge-bodied; ca — and; kaccapam — a tortoise; bhakṣārthaṃ — for the sake of food; garuḍaḥ — Garuḍa; śākhām — to the branch; ājagāma — came; mahābalaḥ — the mighty one
3.33.29
tasya tāṃ sahasā śākhāṃ bhāreṇa patagottamaḥ
suparṇaḥ parṇabahulāṃ babhañjātha mahābalaḥ
That best of birds, mighty Suparṇa, then suddenly broke off by his weight that leaf-laden branch of the tree.
Words: tasya — of it (the tree); tāṃ — that; sahasā — suddenly; śākhāṃ — branch; bhāreṇa — by (his) weight; patagottamaḥ — best of birds; suparṇaḥ — Suparṇa (Garuḍa); parṇabahulāṃ — leaf-laden; babhañjātha — then broke; mahābalaḥ — the mighty one
3.33.30
tatra vaikhānasā māṣā vālakhilyā marīcipāḥ
ajā babhūvur dhūmrāś ca saṃgatāḥ paramarṣayaḥ
There were gathered supreme sages—Vaikhānasas, Māṣas, Vālakhilyas, Marīcipas, Ajas, and Dhūmras.
Words: tatra — there; vaikhānasā — Vaikhānasas; māṣā — Māṣas; vālakhilyā — Vālakhilyas; marīcipāḥ — Marīcipas; ajā — Ajas; babhūvur — were, became; dhūmrāś ca — and Dhūmras; saṃgatāḥ — gathered, assembled; paramarṣayaḥ — supreme sages
3.33.31
teṣāṃ dayārthaṃ garuḍas tāṃ śākhāṃ śatayojanām
jagāmādāya vegena tau cobhau gajakacchapau
Out of compassion for them, Garuḍa flew off swiftly, bearing that hundred-yojana branch and both the elephant and the tortoise.
Words: teṣāṃ — of, for them; dayārthaṃ — for the sake of compassion; garuḍas — Garuḍa; tāṃ śākhāṃ — that branch; śatayojanām — a hundred yojanas long; jagāmādāya — went, having taken; vegena — swiftly, with speed; tau cobhau — and both those; gajakacchapau — the elephant and the tortoise
3.33.32
ekapādena dharmātmā bhakṣayitvā tad āmiṣam
niṣādaviṣayaṃ hatvā śākhayā patagottamaḥ
praharṣam atulaṃ lebhe mokṣayitvā mahāmunīn
That righteous best of birds, eating that flesh with one foot, and destroying with the branch a territory of the Niṣādas, attained matchless joy, having freed the great sages.
Words: ekapādena — with one foot; dharmātmā — the righteous one; bhakṣayitvā — having eaten; tad āmiṣam — that flesh; niṣādaviṣayaṃ — a territory of the Niṣādas; hatvā — having destroyed; śākhayā — with the branch; patagottamaḥ — best of birds; praharṣam — joy, delight; atulaṃ — matchless; lebhe — obtained; mokṣayitvā — having freed, rescued; mahāmunīn — the great sages
3.33.33
sa tenaiva praharṣeṇa dviguṇīkṛtavikramaḥ
amṛtānayanārthaṃ vai cakāra matimān matim
By that very joy his valour was redoubled, and the wise one resolved to fetch the nectar of immortality.
Words: sa — he; tenaiva — by that very; praharṣeṇa — joy, delight; dviguṇīkṛtavikramaḥ — whose valour was doubled; amṛtānayanārthaṃ — for the sake of fetching the nectar; vai — indeed; cakāra — made, formed; matimān — the wise one; matim — a resolve, mind
3.33.34
ayojālāni nirmathya bhittvā ratnagṛhaṃ varam
mahendrabhavanād guptam ājahārāmṛtaṃ tataḥ
Shattering the iron nettings and breaking open the excellent jewel-chamber, he then carried off the well-guarded nectar from the palace of great Indra.
Words: ayojālāni — iron nettings, gratings; nirmathya — having shattered, churned through; bhittvā — having broken open; ratnagṛhaṃ — the jewel-chamber; varam — excellent; mahendrabhavanād — from the palace of great Indra; guptam — guarded, protected; ājahārāmṛtaṃ — carried off the nectar; tataḥ — then, from there
3.33.35
taṃ maharṣigaṇair juṣṭaṃ suparṇakṛtalakṣaṇam
nāmnā subhadraṃ nyagrodhaṃ dadarśa dhanadānujaḥ
The younger brother of Kubera beheld that banyan, frequented by throngs of great sages, marked by Suparṇa's deed, named Subhadra.
Words: taṃ — it; maharṣigaṇair — by throngs of great sages; juṣṭaṃ — frequented, resorted to; suparṇakṛtalakṣaṇam — bearing a mark made by Suparṇa; nāmnā — by name; subhadraṃ — Subhadra ('very auspicious'); nyagrodhaṃ — the banyan; dadarśa — beheld; dhanadānujaḥ — the younger brother of Kubera
3.33.36
taṃ tu gatvā paraṃ pāraṃ samudrasya nadīpateḥ
dadarśāśramam ekānte puṇye ramye vanāntare
Passing beyond it to the far shore of the ocean, lord of rivers, he saw a hermitage in a secluded, holy, and lovely part of the forest.
Words: taṃ tu — and it, but that; gatvā — having gone; paraṃ pāraṃ — the far shore; samudrasya — of the ocean; nadīpateḥ — of the lord of rivers; dadarśāśramam — he saw a hermitage; ekānte — in a secluded spot; puṇye — holy; ramye — lovely; vanāntare — in a part of the forest
3.33.37
tatra kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇam
dadarśa niyatāhāraṃ mārīcaṃ nāma rākṣasaṃ
There he saw a rākṣasa named Mārīca, wearing a black antelope-skin, bearing matted locks and bark-cloth, of restrained diet.
Words: tatra — there; kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ — wearing a black antelope-skin; jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇam — bearing matted locks and bark-garment; dadarśa — saw; niyatāhāraṃ — of restrained diet; mārīcaṃ nāma — named Mārīca; rākṣasaṃ — a rākṣasa
3.33.38
sa rāvaṇaḥ samāgamya vidhivat tena rakṣasā
tataḥ paścād idaṃ vākyam abravīd vākyakovidaḥ
That Rāvaṇa, having duly met with that rākṣasa, then, skilled in speech, spoke these words:
Words: sa rāvaṇaḥ — that Rāvaṇa; samāgamya — having met; vidhivat — duly, according to custom; tena rakṣasā — with that rākṣasa; tataḥ paścād — thereafter; idaṃ vākyam — these words; abravīd — spoke; vākyakovidaḥ — skilled in speech
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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.
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