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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.36.8

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 36: Mārīca’s story of his first defeat. He recalls attacking Viśvāmitra’s sacrifice and being hurled a hundred yojanas into the sea by the young Rāma’s arrow

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra insisted that Rāma alone was capable and took him to the hermitage

3.36.8

bālo 'py eṣa mahātejāḥ samarthas tasya nigrahe
gamiṣye rāmam ādāya svasti te 'stu paraṃtapaḥ

'Though a boy, this one of great splendour is able to subdue him; I shall go, taking Rāma. May it be well with you, O scorcher of foes.'

Words: bālo 'py — though a boy; eṣa — this (one); mahātejāḥ — of great splendour; samarthas — able; tasya nigrahe — in subduing him; gamiṣye — I shall go; rāmam ādāya — taking Rāma; svasti te 'stu — may it be well with you; paraṃtapaḥ — O scorcher of foes (nom. for voc.)

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.