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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.51.17

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

1.51.17

sarvathā ca mahāprājña pūjārheṇa supūjitaḥ
gamiṣyāmi namas te 'stu maitreṇekṣasva cakṣuṣā

'—in every way, O greatly wise one, I have been well honoured with what is worthy of honour; I shall now go. Salutation to you! Look upon me with a friendly eye.'

Words: sarvathā — in every way; ca — and; mahāprājña — O greatly wise one; pūjārheṇa — with what is worthy of worship; supūjitaḥ — well honoured; gamiṣyāmi — I shall go; namas te — salutation to you; 'stu — let there be; maitreṇekṣasva — look with a friendly (eye); cakṣuṣā — with your eye

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.