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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.34.14

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Rāvaṇa’s abduction plan. Mārīca must become a golden deer to lure the brothers away, leaving Sītā unguarded and Rāma vulnerable to grief

In the sequence: he announces his intention to abduct Sītā and flatters Mārīca's power as the help he needs

3.34.14

tvayā hy ahaṃ sahāyena pārśvasthena mahābala
bhrātṛbhiś ca surān yuddhe samagrān nābhicintaye

For with you as my helper at my side, O mighty one, and with my brothers, I would give no thought to all the gods together in battle.

Words: tvayā hy — for with you; ahaṃ — I; sahāyena — with a helper; pārśvasthena — standing at (my) side; mahābala — O mighty one; bhrātṛbhiś ca — and with my brothers; surān — the gods; yuddhe — in battle; samagrān — all, entire; nābhicintaye — I would not worry about, reckon with

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.