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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.30

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: he discusses hunting for food and recreation and the value of unusual things obtained through effort, imagining the hide as a seat for them both

3.41.30

dhanāni vyavasāyena vicīyante mahāvane
dhātavo vividhāś cāpi maṇiratnasuvarṇinaḥ

By exertion, riches are gathered in the great forest—minerals too of various kinds, rich in gems, jewels, and gold.

Words: dhanāni — riches; vyavasāyena — by exertion, enterprise; vicīyante — are gathered; mahāvane — in the great forest; dhātavo — minerals; vividhāś cāpi — and of various kinds; maṇiratnasuvarṇinaḥ — rich in gems, jewels, and gold

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.