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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.24

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 proceeds through Hanumān's return, Sītā's jewel, the Ocean and bridge, the Laṅkā campaign, Vibhīṣaṇa, and the deaths of Kumbhakarṇa, Indrajit, and Rāvaṇa

1.3.24

rāghavāśvāsanaṃ caiva maṇiniryātanaṃ tathā
saṃgamaṃ ca samudrasya nalasetoś ca bandhanam

the reassuring of Rāghava, and likewise the handing-over of the jewel; the meeting with the Ocean, and the building of Nala’s bridge;

Words: rāghavāśvāsanaṃ — the reassuring of Rāghava; caiva — and; maṇiniryātanaṃ — the handing-over of the jewel; tathā — likewise; saṃgamaṃ ca — and the meeting; samudrasya — with the Ocean; nalasetoś ca — and of Nala’s bridge; bandhanam — the binding, building

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.