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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Kabandha advises friendship with Sugrīva. Restored by cremation, he urges a pledge before fire and explains how the two can help each other

In the sequence: Kabandha describes Sugrīva as grateful, capable, courageous, and himself in need of help, so that each can aid the other

3.68.15

śaktau hy adya yuvāṃ kartuṃ kāryaṃ tasya cikīrṣitam
kṛtārtho vākṛtārtho vā kṛtyaṃ tava kariṣyati

“For you two are able today to accomplish the task he wishes done; whether his own aim be achieved or not, he will do your work.

Words: śaktau — able (dual); hy — for, indeed; adya — today; yuvāṃ — you two; kartuṃ — to do, accomplish; kāryaṃ — the task; tasya — his; cikīrṣitam — desired to be done; kṛtārtho — one whose aim is achieved; vākṛtārtho — or one whose aim is unachieved; vā — or; kṛtyaṃ — work, task; tava — your; kariṣyati — will do

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.