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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.18.14

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

1.18.14

ahaṃ vedmi mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam
vasiṣṭho 'pi mahātejā ye ceme tapasi sthitāḥ

I know the great-souled Rāma of true valour, and so does Vasiṣṭha of great splendour, and these others who abide in austerity.

Words: ahaṃ — I; vedmi — know; mahātmānaṃ — the great-souled; rāmaṃ — Rāma; satyaparākramam — of true valour; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; 'pi — also; mahātejā — of great splendour; ye — who; ceme — and these; tapasi — in austerity; sthitāḥ — abide, are established

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.