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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.54.23

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: he orders the rākṣasīs to break her resistance

3.54.23

ity uktvā paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ
rākṣasīś ca tataḥ kruddha idaṃ vacanam abravīt

Having thus spoken harsh words, Rāvaṇa, the tormentor of foes, then in anger said this to the rākṣasa-women:

Words: ity — thus; uktvā — having spoken; paruṣaṃ — harsh; vākyaṃ — words; rāvaṇaḥ — Rāvaṇa; śatrurāvaṇaḥ — tormentor of foes; rākṣasīś — to the rākṣasa-women; ca — and; tataḥ — then; kruddha — angry; idaṃ — this; vacanam — word; abravīt — said

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.