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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.30.4
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 30: Departure for Mithilā and the camp beside the Śoṇā. The ṛṣis invite the princes to Janaka’s sacrifice and the bow no suitor has strung, a camp beside the Śoṇā prompts the region’s history
In the sequence: After a joyful night, the princes perform their morning rites, salute Viśvāmitra, and ask for their next task
1.30.4
imau svo muniśārdūla kiṃkarau samupasthitau
ājñāpaya yatheṣṭaṃ vai śāsanaṃ karavāva kim
“Here we two stand, O tiger among sages, as your servants, present before you; command us as you please — what order shall we carry out?”
Words: imau — here (we) two; svo — we two are; muniśārdūla — O tiger among sages; kiṃkarau — the two servants (dual); samupasthitau — present, standing near (dual); ājñāpaya — command, order; yatheṣṭaṃ — as you please; vai — indeed; śāsanaṃ — command, order; karavāva — shall we two carry out; kim — what
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.