Chapter 43 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 43.38

भवेद्धतोऽयं वातापिरगस्त्येनेव मा गतः। इह त्वं भव संनद्धो यन्त्रितो रक्ष मैथिलीम् ॥

bhaveddhato'yaṃ vātāpiragastyeneva mā gataḥ| iha tvaṃ bhava saṃnaddho yantrito rakṣa maithilīm ||

English Meaning

Therefore this Mārīca approaching me shall be killed by me like to Vātāpi being devoured by Agastya. Do you therefore vigilantly protect Vaidehi with mail and armours on.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)