Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.39

प्रोत्साहयति यश्च त्वां स च शत्रुरसंशयम्। आशीविषमुखात् दंष्ट्रमुद्धर्तुं चेच्छति त्वया॥

protsāhayati yaśca tvāṃ sa ca śatrurasaṃśayam| āśīviṣamukhāt daṃṣṭramuddhartuṃ cecchati tvayā||

English Meaning

He must be your enemy that excites you to this. Of this there is not the least doubt. he wishes to extract through your agency the fangs of a venomous snake.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)