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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.20

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: Jaṭāyu’s battle and fall. He wrecks Rāvaṇa’s chariot and renews the attack, Rāvaṇa cuts his wings, feet and flanks, Sītā embraces him

In the sequence: Jaṭāyu follows, condemns the abduction as a thief's act, warns that it will destroy Rāvaṇa and his people, and again demands a fight

3.49.20

samitrabandhuḥ sāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ saparicchadaḥ
viṣapānaṃ pibasy etat pipāsita ivodakam

Along with your friends, kinsmen, ministers, army, and retinue, you are drinking this draught of poison as a thirsty man drinks water.

Words: samitrabandhuḥ — together with your friends and kinsmen; sāmātyaḥ — with your ministers; sabalaḥ — with your army; saparicchadaḥ — with your retinue; viṣapānaṃ — a draught of poison; pibasy — you drink; etat — this; pipāsita — a thirsty man; ivodakam — like water

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.