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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.46.21

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāvaṇa boasts of his power. He recounts defeating Kubera and seizing Puṣpaka, offers Laṅkā’s pleasures and is rebuked by Sītā for disgracing his lineage

In the sequence: she predicts the destruction of the rākṣasas under his rule and says that even immortality could not save him after abducting her.

3.46.21

avaśyaṃ vinaśiṣyanti sarve rāvaṇa rākṣasāḥ
yeṣāṃ tvaṃ karkaśo rājā durbuddhir ajitendriyaḥ

Inevitably, O Rāvaṇa, all the rākṣasas will perish — they whose king you are, cruel, evil-minded, and with senses unconquered.

Words: avaśyaṃ — inevitably, surely; vinaśiṣyanti — will perish; sarve — all; rāvaṇa — O Rāvaṇa; rākṣasāḥ — the rākṣasas; yeṣāṃ — whose; tvaṃ — you; karkaśo — cruel, harsh; rājā — king; durbuddhir — evil-minded; ajitendriyaḥ — with senses unconquered

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.