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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.21

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

1.3.21

abhijñānapradānaṃ ca sītāyāś cāpi bhāṣaṇam
rākṣasītarjanaṃ caiva trijaṭāsvapnadarśanam

the giving of the token of recognition, and also Sītā’s speech; the threatening by the rākṣasa-women, and Trijaṭā’s dream-vision;

Words: abhijñānapradānaṃ — the giving of the token of recognition; ca — and; sītāyāś cāpi — and also of Sītā; bhāṣaṇam — the speaking, speech; rākṣasītarjanaṃ — the threatening by the demonesses; caiva — and; trijaṭāsvapnadarśanam — the dream-vision of Trijaṭā

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.