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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.3

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: impressed by the many learned brāhmaṇas and cart-filled encampments, Rāma asks where they should stay → Viśvāmitra chooses a secluded place with water

1.49.3

bahūnīha sahasrāṇi nānādeśanivāsinām
brāhmaṇānāṃ mahābhāga vedādhyayanaśālinām

Here are many thousands of brahmins, O illustrious one, dwelling in various lands, distinguished in the study of the Vedas.

Words: bahūnīha — many here; sahasrāṇi — thousands; nānādeśanivāsinām — of those dwelling in various lands; brāhmaṇānāṃ — of brahmins; mahābhāga — O illustrious one; vedādhyayanaśālinām — distinguished in Veda-study

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.