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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.25

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.

1.49.25

etat sarvaṃ mahātejā janakāya mahātmane
nivedya virarāmātha viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ

Having related all this to the great-souled Janaka, the mighty great sage Viśvāmitra then fell silent.

Words: etat — this; sarvaṃ — all; mahātejā — of great splendour; janakāya — to Janaka; mahātmane — to the great-souled; nivedya — having related, made known; virarāmātha — then fell silent; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage

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.