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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.19.16

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 19: Daśaratha’s resistance: The army offered in Rāma’s place. Daśaratha resists sending the young Rāma, offers himself and his army instead and renews his refusal on hearing of Rāvaṇa’s power

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra names Rāvaṇa, son of Viśravas and brother of Kubera, protected by Brahmā's boon → Mārīca and Subāhu obstruct the sacrifice at his urging

1.19.16

sa brahmaṇā dattavaras trailokyaṃ bādhate bhṛśam
mahābalo mahāvīryo rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtaḥ

He, granted a boon by Brahmā, sorely afflicts the three worlds — of great strength and great valour, surrounded by many rākṣasas.

Words: sa — he; brahmaṇā — by Brahmā; dattavaras — to whom a boon was granted; trailokyaṃ — the three worlds; bādhate — afflicts, oppresses; bhṛśam — sorely, greatly; mahābalo — of great strength; mahāvīryo — of great valour; rākṣasair — by rākṣasas; bahubhir — by many; vṛtaḥ — surrounded

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.