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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Vālmīki sees the whole narrative. Vālmīki sees the narrative through meditation and sets out its events, including those still to come

In the sequence: Bharata's appeal, the rites for Daśaratha, the sandals' authority, Nandigrāma, and the forest encounters, including Anasūyā and her gift of salve. The catalogue continues through Śūrpaṇakhā, Khara, Mārīca, Sītā's abduction, Jaṭāyu, Kabandha, Śabarī, Pampā, and Hanumān

1.3.10

pādukāgryābhiṣekaṃ ca nandigrāma nivāsanam
daṇḍakāraṇyagamanaṃ sutīkṣṇena samāgamam

the consecration of the sandals as sovereign, and the dwelling at Nandigrāma; the going to the Daṇḍaka forest, and the meeting with Sutīkṣṇa;

Words: pādukāgryābhiṣekaṃ — the consecration of the sandals as chief; ca — and; nandigrāmanivāsanam — the dwelling at Nandigrāma; daṇḍakāraṇyagamanaṃ — the going to the Daṇḍaka forest; sutīkṣṇena — with Sutīkṣṇa; samāgamam — the meeting

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.