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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.8
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: after winning long life from Brahmā, he became arrogant and attacked Indra
3.67.8
ahaṃ hi tapasogreṇa pitāmaham atoṣayam
dīrgham āyuḥ sa me prādāt tato māṃ vibhramo 'spṛśat
“For by fierce austerity I gratified the Grandsire (Brahmā); he granted me long life, and thereupon arrogance took hold of me.
Words: ahaṃ — I; hi — for; tapasogreṇa — by fierce austerity; pitāmaham — the Grandsire (Brahmā); atoṣayam — I gratified, pleased; dīrgham — long; āyuḥ — life, lifespan; sa — he; me — to me; prādāt — granted, gave; tato — thereupon; māṃ — me; vibhramo — arrogance, delusion; 'spṛśat — touched, took hold of
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.