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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.51.3

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: King Viśvāmitra bows to Vasiṣṭha and receives a seat, roots, and fruit

1.51.3

upaviṣṭāya ca tadā viśvāmitrāya dhīmate
yathānyāyaṃ munivaraḥ phalamūlam upāharat

And then to the wise Viśvāmitra, who had seated himself, the best of sages duly offered fruit and roots.

Words: upaviṣṭāya — to the seated one; ca — and; tadā — then; viśvāmitrāya — to Viśvāmitra; dhīmate — to the wise one; yathānyāyaṃ — duly, according to propriety; munivaraḥ — the best of sages; phalamūlam — fruit and roots; upāharat — offered, presented

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.