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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.55.8

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 55: Rāma meets Lakṣmaṇa. Omens and the false cry make him fear a plot against Sītā, he reproaches Lakṣmaṇa for leaving her alone

In the sequence: he suspects the deer was part of a coordinated rākṣasa plan against her and recalls the hostility created by Khara's defeat

3.55.8

dūraṃ nītvā tu mārīco rākṣaso 'bhūc charāhataḥ
hā lakṣmaṇa hato 'smīti yad vākyaṃ vyajahāra ha

"Having led me far off, Mārīca the rākṣasa, struck by my arrow, uttered the words, 'Alas, Lakṣmaṇa, I am slain!'"

Words: dūraṃ — far off; nītvā — having led; tu — and; mārīco — Mārīca; rākṣaso — the rākṣasa; 'bhūc — became; charāhataḥ — struck by the arrow; hā — alas; lakṣmaṇa — Lakṣmaṇa; hato — slain; 'smīti — 'I am,' thus; yad — which; vākyaṃ — words; vyajahāra — uttered; ha — indeed

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.