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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.4.5

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: Kuśa and Lava approach in tapasvins' clothing and bow at his feet → recognizing the princes' learning, intelligence, and fine voices, he teaches them the poem

1.4.5

sa tu medhāvinau dṛṣṭvā vedeṣu pariniṣṭhitau
vedopabṛhmaṇārthāya tāv agrāhayata prabhuḥ

Seeing the two intelligent ones fully grounded in the Vedas, the lord had them learn it, so as to amplify the Veda.

Words: sa tu — and he; medhāvinau — the two intelligent ones; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; vedeṣu — in the Vedas; pariniṣṭhitau — the two well-grounded, accomplished; vedopabṛhmaṇārthāya — for the sake of amplifying the Veda; tāv — them two; agrāhayata — caused to learn, grasp; prabhuḥ — the lord

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.