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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.51.14

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 51: Story of Viśvāmitra: Vasiṣṭha’s hospitality. Vasiṣṭha insists on hosting the whole army and asks Śabalā to provide a feast satisfying every guest’s tastes

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha offers full hospitality to the King and his army

1.51.14

satkriyāṃ tu bhavān etāṃ pratīcchatu mayodyatām
rājaṃs tvam atithiśreṣṭhaḥ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

'Let your honour accept this hospitable welcome prepared by me; O king, you are the most excellent of guests, to be honoured with all care.'

Words: satkriyāṃ — the hospitable reception; tu — indeed; bhavān — your honour; etāṃ — this; pratīcchatu — let (him) accept; mayodyatām — prepared, offered by me; rājaṃs — O king; tvam — you; atithiśreṣṭhaḥ — the best of guests; pūjanīyaḥ — to be honoured; prayatnataḥ — with effort, carefully

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.