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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.22

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: Rāma too is captivated by its appearance and speaks of fulfilling her wish

3.41.22

evaṃ sītāvacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā ca mṛgam adbhutam
uvāca rāghavo hṛṣṭo bhrātaraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ vacaḥ

Thus hearing Sītā's words and seeing the wondrous deer, Rāghava, delighted, spoke these words to his brother Lakṣmaṇa:

Words: evaṃ — thus; sītāvacaḥ — Sītā's words; śrutvā — having heard; dṛṣṭvā ca — and having seen; mṛgam adbhutam — the wondrous deer; uvāca — spoke; rāghavo hṛṣṭo — Rāghava, delighted; bhrātaraṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ — to his brother Lakṣmaṇa; vacaḥ — words

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.