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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.13

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

3.41.13

nānāvarṇavicitrāṅgo ratnabindusamācitaḥ
dyotayan vanam avyagraṃ śobhate śaśisaṃnibhaḥ

With his body variegated in many colours, studded with jewel-like spots, calmly lighting up the forest, he shines like the moon.

Words: nānāvarṇavicitrāṅgo — with body variegated in many colours; ratnabindusamācitaḥ — studded with jewel-spots; dyotayan — lighting up; vanam — the forest; avyagraṃ — calm, unhurried; śobhate — shines; śaśisaṃnibhaḥ — resembling the moon

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.