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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.65.2

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: After the funeral offerings, the brothers set out again in search of Sītā; the opening verse names a westward departure, while the following verses describe their progress south along a difficult path

3.65.2

tāṃ diśaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ gatvā śaracāpāsidhāriṇau
aviprahatam aikṣvākau panthānaṃ pratipedatuḥ

Going toward that southern quarter, bearing arrows, bows and swords, the two Aikṣvākas took a little-trodden path.

Words: tāṃ diśaṃ — that quarter; dakṣiṇāṃ — southern; gatvā — having gone; śaracāpāsidhāriṇau — the two bearing arrows, bow and sword; aviprahatam — little-trodden, unfrequented; aikṣvākau — the two of Ikṣvāku's line; panthānaṃ — the path; pratipedatuḥ — the two took to, entered upon

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.