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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.42.9

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: frustrated and angry, Rāma watches it pause on a shaded patch of grass among other deer

3.42.9

athāvatasthe suśrāntaś chāyām āśritya śādvale
mṛgaiḥ parivṛto vanyair adūrāt pratyadṛśyata

Then it halted, much wearied, taking shade on a grassy patch, and surrounded by wild deer, appeared not far off.

Words: athāvatasthe — then it halted; suśrāntaś — much wearied; chāyām āśritya — taking to the shade; śādvale — on the grassy ground; mṛgaiḥ parivṛto — surrounded by deer; vanyair — by wild (ones); adūrāt — not far off; pratyadṛśyata — appeared, was seen

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.