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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.65.9

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

3.65.9

spandate me dṛḍhaṃ bāhur udvignam iva me manaḥ
prāyaśaś cāpy aniṣṭāni nimittāny upalakṣaye

My arm throbs hard, and my mind is as if agitated; and for the most part I observe unfavourable omens.

Words: spandate — throbs, quivers; me — my; dṛḍhaṃ — firmly, hard; bāhur — the arm; udvignam — agitated, distressed; iva — as if; me — my; manaḥ — the mind; prāyaśaś — for the most part; cāpy — and also; aniṣṭāni — unfavourable, unwished; nimittāny — omens, portents; upalakṣaye — I observe, notice

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.