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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.47.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Story of Indra & Ahalyā: Indra’s disguise and Gautama’s curses. Indra takes Gautama’s form and unites with Ahalyā, Gautama curses him to lose his testicles and her to remain invisible until Rāma’s arrival

In the sequence: Sumati asks who the two splendid, armed youths are and why they have come on foot along this difficult route

1.47.2

imau kumārau bhadraṃ te devatulyaparākramau
gajasiṃhagatī vīrau śārdūlavṛṣabhopamau

“These two youths — blessings on you — of prowess equal to the gods, with the gait of elephant and lion, heroes like tiger and bull,

Words: imau — these two; kumārau — youths, princes; bhadraṃ — blessing; te — to you; devatulyaparākramau — of prowess equal to the gods; gajasiṃhagatī — with the gait of elephant and lion; vīrau — two heroes; śārdūlavṛṣabhopamau — like a tiger and a bull

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.