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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.66.4

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: Lakṣmaṇa proposes that they use their swords to cut his arms before he can finish drawing them in

3.66.4

tvāṃ ca māṃ ca purā tūrṇam ādatte rākṣasādhamaḥ
tasmād asibhyām asyāśu bāhū chindāvahe gurū

“Before this vilest of rākṣasas quickly seizes you and me, let us two swiftly cut off his massive arms with our swords.

Words: tvāṃ — you; ca — and; māṃ — me; ca — and; purā — before, ere; tūrṇam — quickly; ādatte — seizes, takes; rākṣasādhamaḥ — vilest of rākṣasas; tasmād — therefore; asibhyām — with the two swords; asyāśu — of him, quickly; bāhū — the two arms; chindāvahe — let us two cut off; gurū — massive, heavy (dual)

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.