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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.57.10

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Lakṣmaṇa explains his departure. He recounts Sītā’s accusations after the false cry, Rāma insists that her harsh words should not have overridden his order

In the sequence: he recounts how the cry in Rāma's voice frightened Sītā and how he tried to reassure her that no enemy could overcome Rāma

3.57.10

na tat paśyāmy ahaṃ rakṣo yad asya bhayam āvahet
nirvṛtā bhava nāsty etat kenāpy evam udāhṛtam

I see no rākṣasa here that could bring him danger; be at ease—there is nothing to it; this was uttered thus by some (deceiver).

Words: na — not; tat — that; paśyāmy — I see; ahaṃ — I; rakṣo — rākṣasa; yad — which; asya — to him; bhayam — danger, fear; āvahet — could bring; nirvṛtā — at ease, content; bhava — be; nāsty — there is not; etat — this; kenāpy — by someone; evam — thus; udāhṛtam — was uttered

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.