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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.17

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: he asks who the two matching, godlike young warriors are

1.49.17

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.