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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.51.15

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: Viśvāmitra says the welcome, water, and simple food have already honored him sufficiently and asks leave to depart

1.51.15

evam ukto vasiṣṭhena viśvāmitro mahāmatiḥ
kṛtam ity abravīd rājā pūjāvākyena me tvayā

Thus addressed by Vasiṣṭha, the wise King Viśvāmitra said, 'It has already been done for me by you with these words of honour.'

Words: evam ukto — thus addressed; vasiṣṭhena — by Vasiṣṭha; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmatiḥ — the wise one; kṛtam — (it is) done; ity — thus; abravīd — said; rājā — the king; pūjāvākyena — by the words of honour; me — for me; tvayā — by you

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.