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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.6

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: standing in a shining swan-drawn aerial vehicle, he addresses Rāma

3.68.6

vimāne bhāsvare tiṣṭhan haṃsayukte yaśaskare
prabhayā ca mahātejā diśo daśa virājayan

Standing in a radiant, glory-conferring aerial car yoked with swans, of great splendor, illuminating the ten directions with his radiance,

Words: vimāne — in the aerial car; bhāsvare — radiant; tiṣṭhan — standing; haṃsayukte — yoked with swans; yaśaskare — glory-conferring; prabhayā — with radiance; ca — and; mahātejā — of great splendor; diśo — the directions; daśa — ten; virājayan — illuminating, making shine

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.