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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.20

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 includes the signet-ring, the cavern, the searchers' resolve to fast to death, Saṃpāti, Hanumān's leap, his search through Laṅkā, Sītā and Trijaṭā, the recognition tokens, the fighting, capture, and burning of the city

1.3.20

āpānabhūmigamanam avarodhasya darśanam
aśokavanikāyānaṃ sītāyāś cāpi darśanam

the going to the drinking-hall; the sight of the harem; the going to the aśoka grove, and also the sight of Sītā;

Words: āpānabhūmigamanam — the going to the drinking-hall; avarodhasya — of the harem, women’s quarters; darśanam — the sight; aśokavanikāyānaṃ — the going to the aśoka grove; sītāyāś cāpi — and also of Sītā; darśanam — the sight

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.