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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.4.21

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Kuśa & Lava perform the poem. Kuśa & Lava learn and perform the poem, their singing moves the ṛṣis and brings them before Rāma

In the sequence: Rāma sees the singers in the streets and brings them into his residence

1.4.21

praśasyamānau sarvatra kadā cit tatra gāyakau
rathyāsu rājamārgeṣu dadarśa bharatāgrajaḥ

Praised everywhere, the two singers were once seen there — in the streets and on the royal highways — by the elder brother of Bharata (Rāma).

Words: praśasyamānau — being praised (the two); sarvatra — everywhere; kadā cit — once; tatra — there; gāyakau — the two singers; rathyāsu — in the streets; rājamārgeṣu — on the royal highways; dadarśa — saw; bharatāgrajaḥ — the elder brother of Bharata (Rāma)

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.