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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.50.4

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: Story of Viśvāmitra: Śatānanda introduces the former King. Śatānanda confirms Ahalyā’s release, then recounts how King Viśvāmitra’s travels with his army brought him to Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage

In the sequence: he asks whether his mother was seen and received Rāma, whether her history was told, whether his parents reunited, and whether Rāma and Gautama exchanged honors

1.50.4

api te muniśārdūla mama mātā yaśasvinī
darśitā rājaputrāya tapo dīrgham upāgatā

“O tiger among sages, was my illustrious mother, who had undertaken long austerity, shown by you to the prince?

Words: api — (interrogative particle); te — by you; muniśārdūla — O tiger among sages; mama — my; mātā — mother; yaśasvinī — illustrious, famed; darśitā — shown; rājaputrāya — to the prince; tapo — austerity; dīrgham — long; upāgatā — having undertaken, entered upon

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.