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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.37.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 37: Mārīca’s second defeat and terror. His deer-form attack costs two companions, he abandons violence but still sees and fears Rāma everywhere

In the sequence: fear still makes him see Rāma behind every tree and wake in terror from dreams; even words beginning with “ra,” such as ratna and ratha, frighten him

3.37.15

vṛkṣe vṛkṣe hi paśyāmi cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram
gṛhītadhanuṣaṃ rāmaṃ pāśahastam ivāntakam

For at every tree I see Rāma, clad in bark-cloth and black antelope-skin, bow in hand, like Death (Antaka) with his noose.

Words: vṛkṣe vṛkṣe — at every tree; hi — for, indeed; paśyāmi — I see; cīrakṛṣṇājināmbaram — clad in bark-cloth and black antelope-skin; gṛhītadhanuṣaṃ — with bow taken up; rāmaṃ — Rāma; pāśahastam — with noose in hand; ivāntakam — like Antaka (Death)

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.