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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.65.31

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: Rāma laments that another mortal danger has overtaken them before they can find Sītā, but steadies his resolve to act.

3.65.31

iti bruvāṇo dṛḍhasatyavikramo mahāyaśā dāśarathiḥ pratāpavān
avekṣya saumitrim udagravikramaṃ sthirāṃ tadā svāṃ matim ātmanākarot

Speaking thus, the son of Daśaratha, of firm and true valour, greatly glorious and mighty, glancing at Saumitri of lofty prowess, then made his own resolve firm within himself.

Words: iti bruvāṇo — speaking thus; dṛḍhasatyavikramo — of firm and true valour; mahāyaśā — greatly glorious; dāśarathiḥ — the son of Daśaratha; pratāpavān — mighty, majestic; avekṣya — having glanced at; saumitrim — Saumitri; udagravikramaṃ — of lofty prowess; sthirāṃ — firm, steady; tadā — then; svāṃ — his own; matim — resolve, mind; ātmanākarot — made within himself

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.