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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.49.23

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

3.49.23

na hi jātu durādharṣau kākutsthau tava rāvaṇa
dharṣaṇaṃ cāśramasyāsya kṣamiṣyete tu rāghavau

For never, Rāvaṇa, will those two unassailable Kākutsthas, the Rāghavas, forgive you this outrage against their hermitage.

Words: na — not; hi — indeed; jātu — ever; durādharṣau — the two unassailable ones; kākutsthau — the two Kākutsthas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa); tava — your; rāvaṇa — O Rāvaṇa; dharṣaṇaṃ — the assault, outrage; cāśramasyāsya — and of this hermitage; kṣamiṣyete — will pardon (the two); tu — indeed; rāghavau — the two Rāghavas

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.