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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.23

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: Viśvāmitra identifies Daśaratha's sons and recounts Siddhāśrama, the rākṣasas, Viśālā, Ahalyā, and Gautama → he explains that they have come to see and test the great bow.

1.49.23

siddhāśramanivāsaṃ ca rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ tathā
tac cāgamanam avyagraṃ viśālāyāś ca darśanam

— the sojourn at Siddhāśrama and the slaying of the rākṣasas, and their untroubled coming, and the sight of Viśālā,

Words: siddhāśramanivāsaṃ — the sojourn at Siddhāśrama; ca — and; rākṣasānāṃ — of the rākṣasas; vadhaṃ — the slaying; tathā — likewise; tac — that; cāgamanam — and the coming; avyagraṃ — untroubled, calm; viśālāyāś ca — and of Viśālā; darśanam — the sight, seeing

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.