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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.17

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

1.3.17

kopaṃ rāghavasiṃhasya balānām upasaṃgraham
diśaḥ prasthāpanaṃ caiva pṛthivyāś ca nivedanam

the anger of the lion-like Rāghava; the mustering of the troops; the despatching (of the monkeys) to the quarters, and the description of the earth;

Words: kopaṃ — the anger; rāghavasiṃhasya — of the lion among the Rāghavas; balānām — of the forces, troops; upasaṃgraham — the mustering, gathering; diśaḥ — to the quarters, directions; prasthāpanaṃ caiva — and the despatching; pṛthivyāś ca — and of the earth; nivedanam — the describing, reporting

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.