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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.54.12

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 54: Rāvaṇa’s deadline and threat. Sītā refuses him, he gives her twelve months to submit or be killed for his meal, then sends her to the aśoka grove

In the sequence: his protection against Suras and asuras will not save him from Rāma, and Laṅkā will suffer for his deed

3.54.12

gatāyus tvaṃ gataśrīko gatasattvo gatendriyaḥ
laṅkā vaidhavyasaṃyuktā tvatkṛtena bhaviṣyati

Your life is spent, your fortune gone, your strength gone, your senses gone; through your doing, Laṅkā will be made a widow.

Words: gatāyus — (your) life spent; tvaṃ — you; gataśrīko — fortune gone; gatasattvo — strength gone; gatendriyaḥ — senses gone; laṅkā — Laṅkā; vaidhavyasaṃyuktā — joined to widowhood; tvatkṛtena — by your doing; bhaviṣyati — will become

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.