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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.66.13

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 66: Kabandha’s arms severed. Lakṣmaṇa proposes cutting their captor’s arms, the brothers strike together and Kabandha recognizes the foretold means of his release

In the sequence: remembering Indra's words, Kabandha welcomes them with relief and begins to explain the misconduct that caused his condition.

3.66.13

evam uktaḥ kabandhas tu lakṣmaṇenottaraṃ vacaḥ
uvāca paramaprītas tad indravacanaṃ smaran

Addressed thus by Lakṣmaṇa, Kabandha, greatly delighted and recalling those words of Indra, spoke this reply:

Words: evam — thus; uktaḥ — addressed; kabandhas — Kabandha; tu — but, and; lakṣmaṇenottaraṃ — by Lakṣmaṇa, a reply; vacaḥ — words; uvāca — spoke; paramaprītas — greatly delighted; tad — that; indravacanaṃ — the words of Indra; smaran — recalling

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.