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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.16

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

3.68.16

sa ṛkṣarajasaḥ putraḥ pampām aṭati śaṅkitaḥ
bhāskarasyaurasaḥ putro vālinā kṛtakilbiṣaḥ

“He, the son of Ṛkṣarajas, roams about Pampā in fear — the true-born son of the Sun, wronged by Vālin.

Words: sa — he; ṛkṣarajasaḥ — of Ṛkṣarajas; putraḥ — son; pampām — Pampā; aṭati — roams, wanders; śaṅkitaḥ — fearful, apprehensive; bhāskarasyaurasaḥ — the true-born (son) of the Sun; putro — son; vālinā — by Vālin; kṛtakilbiṣaḥ — one against whom wrong was done

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.