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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.51.16

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

1.51.16

phalamūlena bhagavan vidyate yat tavāśrame
pādyenācamanīyena bhagavaddarśanena ca

'With the fruit and roots that are found in your hermitage, O venerable one, with water for the feet and water for sipping, and with the sight of your reverence—'

Words: phalamūlena — with fruit and roots; bhagavan — O venerable one; vidyate — is found, is available; yat — which; tavāśrame — in your hermitage; pādyenācamanīyena — with foot-water and sipping-water; bhagavaddarśanena — by the sight of your reverence; ca — and

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.