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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.65.10

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 65: Kabandha’s grasp. A headless being with a chest-eye, belly-mouth and two long arms seizes both brothers as they search the forest

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa's throbbing arm and other omens warn him of immediate danger, although a bird's call also seems to promise victory → he asks Rāma to be ready

3.65.10

tasmāt sajjībhavārya tvaṃ kuruṣva vacanaṃ hitam
mamaiva hi nimittāni sadyaḥ śaṃsanti saṃbhramam

Therefore, noble one, ready yourself and heed my beneficial word; for these omens of mine forebode immediate peril.

Words: tasmāt — therefore; sajjībhavārya — make ready, O noble one; tvaṃ — you; kuruṣva — do, heed; vacanaṃ — the word; hitam — beneficial; mamaiva — of mine indeed; hi — for; nimittāni — the omens; sadyaḥ — immediately, at once; śaṃsanti — foretell, forebode; saṃbhramam — peril, agitation, commotion

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.