Round 9: Tossup 19

One woman from this text was cursed to be a (15[1])stone until she was touched by the foot of the protagonist. In one event in this work, the protagonist stroked the back of a squirrel with three fingers, leaving a permanent mark in the form of stripes. (15[1])In this work, figures use stones with the protagonist’s name (15[1])engraved on them to build a bridge. One character in this text brings back an entire (*) mountain after being unable (-5[1])to (10[1])identify (10[1])a (10[1])healing herb. In this poem, a princess in her 13th year of exile in the forest is kidnapped by the king of Rakshasas, Ravana. The titular prince travels to save Sita in, for 10 points, what Sanskrit epic by Valmiki? ■END■

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