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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.33.5

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 33: Rāvaṇa’s flight and Garuḍa’s story. He passes the banyan of Garuḍa’s broken branch and amṛta quest, then reaches Mārīca’s hermitage

In the sequence: he goes secretly to the chariot hall and orders his vehicle prepared

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

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.