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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.42.18
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 42: Mārīca’s false cry. Mortally wounded, he calls in Rāma’s voice, Rāma fears for Sītā and takes another deer’s meat before hurrying back
In the sequence: Rāma recognizes that Lakṣmaṇa's suspicion was correct and fears what the false cry may cause Sītā and his brother to do
3.42.18
hā sīte lakṣmaṇety evam ākruśya tu mahāsvaram
mamāra rākṣasaḥ so 'yaṃ śrutvā sītā kathaṃ bhavet
'This rākṣasa died crying loudly, "Ah Sītā! Ah Lakṣmaṇa!"—hearing it, how will Sītā fare?
Words: hā sīte lakṣmaṇety evam — 'Ah Sītā! Ah Lakṣmaṇa!' thus; ākruśya tu — having cried out; mahāsvaram — loudly, in a great voice; mamāra — died; rākṣasaḥ so 'yaṃ — this rākṣasa; śrutvā — having heard; sītā — Sītā; kathaṃ bhavet — how will (she) be
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.