Chapter 43 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 43.4

शङ्कमानस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा लक्ष्मणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। तमेवैनमहं मन्ये मारीचं राक्षसं मृगम्॥

śaṅkamānastu taṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇo vākyamabravīt| tamevainamahaṃ manye mārīcaṃ rākṣasaṃ mṛgam||

English Meaning

Seeing him Lakşmana, struck with fear, said Me-thinks, this deer is the Raksasa Marica.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)