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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.64.7
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Rāma performs Jaṭāyu’s funeral. Jaṭāyu reports the southward flight and dies, Rāma cremates him as kin, offers deer meat and gives water in the Godāvarī
In the sequence: he asks why Rāvaṇa attacked, what Sītā said, and what is known of the abductor's appearance, strength, and home
3.64.7
kathaṃvīryaḥ kathaṃrūpaḥ kiṃkarmā sa ca rākṣasaḥ
kva cāsya bhavanaṃ tāta brūhi me paripṛcchataḥ
Of what prowess, what form, what deeds was that rākṣasa, and where is his dwelling, dear friend? Tell me, who am asking you.
Words: kathaṃvīryaḥ — of what prowess; kathaṃrūpaḥ — of what form; kiṃkarmā — of what deeds; sa — that; ca — and; rākṣasaḥ — rākṣasa; kva — where; cāsya — and his; bhavanaṃ — dwelling, abode; tāta — dear one, friend; brūhi — tell; me — me; paripṛcchataḥ — (me) who am asking
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.