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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.34.16

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

3.34.16

etadartham ahaṃ prāptas tvatsamīpaṃ niśācara
śṛṇu tat karma sāhāyye yat kāryaṃ vacanān mama

For this purpose I have come to you, O night-ranger; hear what deed of assistance is to be done at my word.

Words: etadartham — for this purpose; ahaṃ — I; prāptas — have come, arrived; tvatsamīpaṃ — to your presence; niśācara — O night-ranger; śṛṇu — hear; tat karma — that deed; sāhāyye — in assistance; yat kāryaṃ — which is to be done; vacanān mama — at my word

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.