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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.15

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: it names the alliance with Sugrīva, Vālin's death, Tārā's grief, the rainy-season stay, the mustering of the monkeys, and the search parties

1.3.15

ṛṣyamūkasya gamanaṃ sugrīveṇa samāgamam
pratyayotpādanaṃ sakhyaṃ vālisugrīvavigraham

the going to Mount Ṛṣyamūka; the meeting with Sugrīva; the inspiring of confidence; the alliance; the combat of Vālin and Sugrīva;

Words: ṛṣyamūkasya — of (Mount) Ṛṣyamūka; gamanaṃ — the going; sugrīveṇa — with Sugrīva; samāgamam — the meeting; pratyayotpādanaṃ — the generating of confidence; sakhyaṃ — the friendship, alliance; vālisugrīvavigraham — the combat of Vālin and Sugrīva

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.