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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.4

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: the sarga then presents a catalogue of the poem's contents, rather than a new set of events happening in the present: Rāma's birth and character, the journey with Viśvāmitra, the bow, Sītā's marriage, and the encounter with Paraśurāma

1.3.4

nānācitrāḥ kathāś cānyā viśvāmitrasahāyane
jānakyāś ca vivāhaṃ ca dhanuṣaś ca vibhedanam

and various other wondrous tales told during the accompanying of Viśvāmitra; the marriage of Jānakī (Sītā); the breaking of the bow;

Words: nānācitrāḥ — various and wondrous; kathāś cānyā — and other tales; viśvāmitrasahāyane — in the accompanying of Viśvāmitra; jānakyāś ca — and of Jānakī (Sītā); vivāhaṃ — the marriage; ca — and; dhanuṣaś ca — and of the bow; vibhedanam — the breaking, splitting

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.