Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 71: Kabandha’s Past Life
Text 3.71.31
दग्धस्त्वयाहमवटे न्यायेन रघुनन्दन।
वक्ष्यामि तमहं वीर यस्तं ज्ञास्यति राक्षसम्॥
dagdhas tvayāham avaṭe nyāyena raghu-nandana
vakṣyāmi tam ahaṁ vīra yas taṁ jñāsyati rākṣasam
dagdhaḥ = after burn; tvayā = You; aham = me; avaṭe = in a pit; nyāyena = completely; raghu-nandana = O beloved descendant of the Raghus; vakṣyāmi = will tell [You]; tam = about him; aham = I; vīra = O hero; yaḥ = who; tam = about that; jñāsyati = will inform [You]; rākṣasam = rākṣasa.
O hero, O beloved descendant of the Raghus, after You burn me completely in a pit, I will tell [You] about him who will inform [You] about that rākṣasa.