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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.41.47

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 orders Lakṣmaṇa to remain alert beside Sītā, with Jaṭāyu nearby, while he captures or kills the deer and returns.

3.41.47

tvacā pradhānayā hy eṣa mṛgo 'dya na bhaviṣyati
apramattena te bhāvyam āśramasthena sītayā

For with its excellent hide, this deer shall not live out this day; you must remain vigilant, staying at the hermitage with Sītā.

Words: tvacā pradhānayā — with (its) excellent hide; hy eṣa — for this; mṛgo 'dya — the deer today; na bhaviṣyati — will not exist (will be slain); apramattena — vigilant, careful; te bhāvyaṃ — you must be; āśramasthena — staying at the hermitage; sītayā — with Sītā

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.