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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.42.2

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 equips himself with sword, bow, and quivers and follows

3.42.2

tatas triviṇataṃ cāpam ādāyātmavibhūṣaṇam
ābadhya ca kalāpau dvau jagāmodagravikramaḥ

Then, taking up his three-curved bow, his own adornment, and fastening on his two quivers, he set out with lofty stride.

Words: tatas — then; triviṇataṃ — three-curved [source form for trinataṃ]; cāpam — bow; ādāyātmavibhūṣaṇam — taking (it), his own adornment; ābadhya ca — and having fastened; kalāpau dvau — the two quivers; jagāmodagravikramaḥ — set out with lofty stride

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.