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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.15

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: Arrival in Mithilā: Janaka receives the travellers. Janaka welcomes the travellers at his sacrifice, asks about the princes and learns that they have come to see and test the bow

In the sequence: Janaka says the visit has made his sacrifice fruitful and explains that twelve days remain before the Devas come for their shares

1.49.15

dvādaśāhaṃ tu brahmarṣe śeṣam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ
tato bhāgārthino devān draṣṭum arhasi kauśika

The wise say twelve days remain, O brahmin-seer; after that you shall be able to see the gods, who come for their shares, O Kauśika.

Words: dvādaśāhaṃ — twelve days; tu — but, and; brahmarṣe — O brahmin-seer; śeṣam — remainder, what is left; āhur — they say; manīṣiṇaḥ — the wise; tato — after that, then; bhāgārthino — desiring their shares; devān — the gods; draṣṭum — to see; arhasi — you shall be able; kauśika — O Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)

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.