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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.18.3

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: Viśvāmitra praises Daśaratha's promise and asks him to keep it

1.18.3

yat tu me hṛdgataṃ vākyaṃ tasya kāryasya niścayam
kuruṣva rājaśārdūla bhava satyapratiśravaḥ

But as for the word that is in my heart, carry out the resolve of that task, O tiger among kings; be true to your promise.

Words: yat — which; tu — but; me — of me, my; hṛdgataṃ — gone into the heart; vākyaṃ — word; tasya — of that; kāryasya — of the task; niścayam — the resolve, settled purpose; kuruṣva — carry out, do; rājaśārdūla — O tiger among kings; bhava — be, become; satyapratiśravaḥ — true to your promise

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.