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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.17.34
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Birth and upbringing of the princes; Viśvāmitra’s arrival. Daśaratha’s four sons are born and grow devoted in pairs, Viśvāmitra arrives and receives the King’s promise to fulfil his request
In the sequence: he honors Viśvāmitra's rise from rājarṣi to brahmarṣi → he asks what wish he can fulfill and promises to carry out the purpose of the visit completely and without hesitation → Viśvāmitra is delighted by the welcome.
1.17.34
kaṃ ca te paramaṃ kāmaṃ karomi kim u harṣitaḥ
pātrabhūto 'si me vipra diṣṭyā prāpto 'si dhārmika
adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ ca sujīvitam
And what supreme desire of yours may I fulfil, gladdened as I am? You are a worthy recipient for me, O brahmin; by good fortune have you come, O righteous one. Today my birth is fruitful and my life well lived.
Words: kaṃ — what; ca — and; te — your; paramaṃ — supreme; kāmaṃ — desire; karomi — may I do, fulfil; kim — what; u — indeed (emphatic); harṣitaḥ — gladdened; pātrabhūto — a worthy recipient; 'si — you are; me — for me; vipra — O brahmin; diṣṭyā — by good fortune; prāpto — come, arrived; 'si — you are; dhārmika — O righteous one; adya — today; me — my; saphalaṃ — fruitful; janma — birth; jīvitaṃ — life; ca — and; sujīvitam — well lived
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.