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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.2

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 calls Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to look at the deer

3.41.2

prahṛṣṭā cānavadyāṅgī mṛṣṭahāṭakavarṇinī
bhartāram api cākrandal lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva sāyudham

delighted, she of flawless limbs, of the hue of polished gold, called out to her husband and to Lakṣmaṇa, who bore his weapons.

Words: prahṛṣṭā — delighted; cānavadyāṅgī — and of flawless limbs; mṛṣṭahāṭakavarṇinī — of the hue of polished gold; bhartāram api — to her husband too; cākrandal — and called out; lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva — and Lakṣmaṇa; sāyudham — who bore his weapons

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.