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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.10

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 41: Rāma pursues the deer. Lakṣmaṇa suspects Mārīca, Sītā asks for the living animal or its hide and Rāma leaves Lakṣmaṇa to guard her

In the sequence: Sītā interrupts and asks Rāma to capture it for their enjoyment

3.41.10

ihāśramapade 'smākaṃ bahavaḥ puṇyadarśanāḥ
mṛgāś caranti sahitāś camarāḥ sṛmarās tathā

Here at our hermitage-ground many deer of auspicious appearance roam together—camaras and sṛmaras likewise,

Words: ihāśramapade — here at the hermitage-ground; 'smākaṃ — our; bahavaḥ — many; puṇyadarśanāḥ — of auspicious appearance; mṛgāś caranti — deer roam; sahitāś — together; camarāḥ — camaras (yak-deer); sṛmarās tathā — and sṛmaras

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.