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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.56.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 56: Story of Viśvāmitra: The rājarṣi rank and Triśaṅku’s request. Brahmā grants Viśvāmitra the rank of rājarṣi, he resumes austerity while Triśaṅku seeks bodily ascent to heaven and is refused by Vasiṣṭha

In the sequence: disappointed that he has not attained the higher status he seeks, Viśvāmitra renews his austerity. Śatānanda introduces a concurrent event: King Triśaṅku of the Ikṣvāku line wishes to enter heaven in his physical body through a sacrifice

1.56.10

etasminn eva kāle tu satyavādī jitendriyaḥ
triśaṅkur iti vikhyāta ikṣvāku kulanandanaḥ

At this very time, one truthful of speech, master of his senses, renowned as Triśaṅku, a delight of the Ikṣvāku line,

Words: etasminn eva kāle — at this very time; tu — and; satyavādī — truthful of speech; jitendriyaḥ — master of his senses; triśaṅkur — Triśaṅku; iti — thus (called); vikhyāta — renowned; ikṣvāku kulanandanaḥ — a delight of the Ikṣvāku line

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.