Chapter 45 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 45.11

आगमिष्यति ते भर्ता शीघ्रं हत्वा मृगोत्तमम्।। न स तस्य स्वरो व्यक्तं न कश्चिदपि दैवतः॥ गन्धर्वनगरप्रख्या माया तस्य च रक्षसः।

āgamiṣyati te bhartā śīghraṃ hatvā mṛgottamam|| na sa tasya svaro vyaktaṃ na kaścidapi daivataḥ|| gandharvanagaraprakhyā māyā tasya ca rakṣasaḥ|

English Meaning

Sooner shall your husband return killing the best of deer. It is not his voice nor one sent by any deity. It is but an illusion of that Rākşasa (Mārīca).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)