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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.57.19

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s curse and appeal for refuge. Vasiṣṭha’s sons reject and curse Triśaṅku, his followers abandon him and he asks Viśvāmitra to overcome his fate

In the sequence: Triśaṅku explains the rejection, his wish for bodily ascent, and his record of truthful speech, sacrifice, and righteous rule

1.57.19

yajñair bahuvidhair iṣṭaṃ prajā dharmeṇa pālitāḥ
guravaś ca mahātmānaḥ śīlavṛttena toṣitāḥ

'I have sacrificed with sacrifices of many kinds; my subjects have been protected with dharma; and the great-souled elders have been gratified by (my) good conduct.'

Words: yajñair — with sacrifices; bahuvidhair — of many kinds; iṣṭaṃ — (it has been) sacrificed; prajā — the subjects; dharmeṇa — with dharma; pālitāḥ — protected; guravaś ca — and the elders; mahātmānaḥ — the great-souled; śīlavṛttena — by good conduct; toṣitāḥ — gratified, pleased

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.