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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.18.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 18: Viśvāmitra’s request: Rāma’s protection of the sacrifice. Viśvāmitra asks for Rāma to protect his sacrifice from Mārīca & Subāhu, promising the prince’s safety and advancement

In the sequence: he promises blessings and worldwide fame, insisting that the rākṣasas cannot withstand Rāma and that he, Vasiṣṭha, and the other ṛṣis know Rāma's true strength

1.18.11

na ca tau rāmam āsādya śaktau sthātuṃ kathaṃ cana
na ca tau rāghavād anyo hantum utsahate pumān

Those two, encountering Rāma, will in no way be able to stand their ground; nor is there any man other than Rāghava who can venture to slay them.

Words: na — not; ca — and; tau — those two; rāmam — Rāma; āsādya — having encountered, met; śaktau — able (the two); sthātuṃ — to stand, hold ground; kathaṃ — in any way; cana — at all (indef.); na — not; ca — and; tau — them (two); rāghavād — than Rāghava; anyo — other; hantum — to slay; utsahate — dares, ventures; pumān — a man

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.