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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.37.18

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

3.37.18

rakārādīni nāmāni rāmatrastasya rāvaṇa
ratnāni ca rathāś caiva trāsaṃ saṃjanayanti me

Names beginning with the syllable 'ra,' O Rāvaṇa, terrify me who dread Rāma—even 'ratna' (jewel) and 'ratha' (chariot) fill me with fright.

Words: rakārādīni — beginning with the syllable 'ra'; nāmāni — names; rāmatrastasya — of me, terrified of Rāma; rāvaṇa — O Rāvaṇa; ratnāni ca — and jewels ('ratna'); rathāś caiva — and chariots ('ratha'); trāsaṃ — fright, terror; saṃjanayanti — produce, cause; me — in me

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.