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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.24

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.

1.49.24

ahalyādarśanaṃ caiva gautamena samāgamam
mahādhanuṣi jijñāsāṃ kartum āgamanaṃ tathā

and the seeing of Ahalyā and the meeting with Gautama, and likewise their coming to make trial of the great bow.

Words: ahalyādarśanaṃ — the seeing of Ahalyā; caiva — and; gautamena — with Gautama; samāgamam — the meeting; mahādhanuṣi — concerning the great bow; jijñāsāṃ — the desire to test/examine; kartum — to make; āgamanaṃ — the coming, arrival; tathā — likewise

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.