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Shloka 5.35.18

रामलक्षणवर्णनम् (Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita)

त्रिवलीवांस्त्र्यवनतश्चतुर्व्यङ्गस्त्रिशीर्षवान्।चतुष्कलश्चतुर्लेखश्चतुष्किष्कुश्चतु स्समः।।।।

tristhiras tripralambaś ca trisamas triṣu connataḥ | tritāmras triṣu ca snigdho gambhīras triṣu nityaśaḥ ||

He bears the traditional marks of the ideal man: three parts are firm, three are long, three are even, and in three places elevated. In three places a coppery-reddish glow is seen, and in three respects he ever maintains depth, gravity, and majesty.

"He has three folds in the skin of his neck and belly, is depressed in the middle of his soles and the nipples, undersized at four places-the neck, penis, shanks and back, has three spirals on his head, has four lines under his thumb, has four lines on his forehead, he is a person with four cubits in height and symmetrical arms, cheeks and thighs.

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The text links righteous authority with self-possessed gravity (gāmbhīrya): dharma is upheld by steadiness rather than impulsiveness.

Hanumān continues a detailed, traditional description of Rāma’s bodily and temperamental marks to persuade Sītā through recognizable signs.

Gāmbhīrya—deep composure and majesty, suggesting reliability and moral weight in conduct.