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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.18

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

1.49.18

padmapatraviśālākṣau khaḍgatūṇīdhanurdharau
aśvināv iva rūpeṇa samupasthitayauvanau

with eyes wide as lotus-petals, bearing sword, quiver, and bow, in form like the two Aśvins, in the bloom of youth,

Words: padmapatraviśālākṣau — with eyes broad as lotus-petals; khaḍgatūṇīdhanurdharau — bearing sword, quiver, and bow; aśvināv — the two Aśvins; iva — like; rūpeṇa — in form; samupasthitayauvanau — in whom youth has arrived

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.