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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.56.7

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

1.56.7

viśvāmitro 'pi tac chrutvā hriyā kiṃ cid avāṅmukhaḥ
duḥkhena mahatāviṣṭaḥ samanyur idam abravīt

Viśvāmitra too, hearing that, his face somewhat downcast with shame, filled with great sorrow, and full of resentment, said this:

Words: viśvāmitro 'pi — Viśvāmitra too; tac — that; chrutvā — having heard; hriyā — with shame; kiṃ cid — somewhat; avāṅmukhaḥ — his face downcast; duḥkhena — with sorrow; mahatāviṣṭaḥ — filled with great (sorrow); samanyur — full of resentment, angry; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.