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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.11.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 11: Aśvamedha yajña: Release of the horse and preparations. Ṛṣyaśṛṅga orders the horse released, Daśaratha commissions the sacrificial ground on the Sarayū’s northern bank and warns that ritual errors endanger the patron

In the sequence: the priests approve, repeat the instructions, and promise four sons

1.11.12

sarvathā prāpyase putrāṃś caturo 'mitavikramān
yasya te dhārmikī buddhir iyaṃ putrārtham āgatāḥ

“By all means you will obtain four sons of measureless valour — you whose righteous resolve is this; sought for the sake of a son, they shall be attained.”

Words: sarvathā — by all means; prāpyase — you will obtain; putrāṃś — sons; caturo — four; 'mitavikramān — of measureless valour; yasya — of whom; te — your; dhārmikī — righteous; buddhir — resolve, intent; iyaṃ — this; putrārtham — for the sake of a son; āgatāḥ — come, attained (the sons)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.