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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.11

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

3.41.11

ṛkṣāḥ pṛṣatasaṃghāś ca vānarāḥ kinarās tathā
vicaranti mahābāho rūpaśreṣṭhā mahābalāḥ

bears, and herds of spotted deer, and monkeys, and kinnaras too, wander about, O mighty-armed one—of surpassing beauty and great strength;

Words: ṛkṣāḥ — bears; pṛṣatasaṃghāś ca — and herds of spotted deer; vānarāḥ — monkeys; kinarās tathā — and kinnaras; vicaranti — wander; mahābāho — O mighty-armed; rūpaśreṣṭhā — of surpassing beauty; mahābalāḥ — of great strength

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.