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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.18

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Story of Kabandha. A ṛṣi’s curse and Indra’s thunderbolt produced his deformed body, he asks for cremation to restore his discernment and name a helpful ally

In the sequence: Rāma explains that Rāvaṇa carried Sītā away but that they do not know his appearance, home, or strength → he offers to gather dry wood and perform the cremation, asking Kabandha for whatever information he has

3.67.18

evam uktas tu dharmātmā danunā tena rāghavaḥ
idaṃ jagāda vacanaṃ lakṣmaṇasyopaśṛṇvataḥ

Thus addressed by that Danu, the righteous Rāghava spoke these words, as Lakṣmaṇa listened:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tu — and; dharmātmā — the righteous one; danunā — by Danu; tena — that; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; idaṃ — this; jagāda — spoke; vacanaṃ — word; lakṣmaṇasyopaśṛṇvataḥ — as Lakṣmaṇa was listening

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.