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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.42.19
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
3.42.19
lakṣmaṇaś ca mahābāhuḥ kām avasthāṃ gamiṣyati
iti saṃcintya dharmātmā rāmo hṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ
and mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa, to what state will he come?'—thus reflecting, the righteous Rāma, the hair of his body bristling,
Words: lakṣmaṇaś ca — and Lakṣmaṇa; mahābāhuḥ — mighty-armed; kām avasthāṃ — to what state; gamiṣyati — will come; iti saṃcintya — thus reflecting; dharmātmā — the righteous; rāmo — Rāma; hṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ — with body-hair bristling
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.