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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.11.9

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: Daśaratha explains his unhappiness at being childless and his resolve to perform the aśvamedha with Ṛṣyaśṛṅga's help

1.11.9

tad ahaṃ yaṣṭum icchāmi śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā
ṛṣiputraprabhāvena kāmān prāpsyāmi cāpy aham

So I wish to sacrifice with a rite as prescribed by the scriptures; and through the power of the seer's son I shall attain my desires.

Words: tad — so, therefore; ahaṃ — I; yaṣṭum — to sacrifice; icchāmi — I wish; śāstradṛṣṭena — as prescribed by scripture; karmaṇā — with a rite, act; ṛṣiputraprabhāvena — through the power of the seer's son; kāmān — my desires; prāpsyāmi — I shall attain; cāpy — and also; aham — I

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.