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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.25.3

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 25: Rāma kills Tāṭakā. Rāma’s bowstring draws her attack, he kills her with an arrow to the breast and the Devas ask Viśvāmitra to reward him with divine weapons

In the sequence: Rāma joins his palms and agrees to obey Viśvāmitra → he recalls Daśaratha’s instruction, given in Ayodhyā before his elders, and affirms the need to protect the region, cows, and brāhmaṇas

1.25.3

anuśiṣṭo 'smy ayodhyāyāṃ gurumadhye mahātmanā
pitrā daśarathenāhaṃ nāvajñeyaṃ ca tad vacaḥ

I was instructed in Ayodhyā, in the midst of my elders, by the great-souled one, my father Daśaratha; and that word (of his) is not to be disregarded.

Words: anuśiṣṭo — instructed; 'smy — I am; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; gurumadhye — in the midst of elders; mahātmanā — by the great-souled one; pitrā — by the father; daśarathenāhaṃ — by Daśaratha, I; nāvajñeyaṃ — not to be disregarded; ca — and; tad — that; vacaḥ — word

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.