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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.32
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
3.41.32
arthī yenārthakṛtyena saṃvrajaty avicārayan
tam artham arthaśāstrajñaḥ prāhur arthyāś ca lakṣmaṇa
That gain, toward which a man of purpose proceeds unhesitatingly in pursuit of his aim—that, Lakṣmaṇa, those versed in the science of wealth and men of substance call 'artha.'
Words: arthī — a seeker (of gain); yenārthakṛtyena — by which pursuit of aim; saṃvrajaty — proceeds; avicārayan — without hesitating; tam artham — that gain, object; arthaśāstrajñaḥ — those learned in the science of wealth; prāhur — call, declare; arthyāś ca — and men of substance, seekers of gain; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa
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.