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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.58.8

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 58: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s sacrifice and the priests’ refusal. Viśvāmitra promises Triśaṅku bodily ascent and summons priests, then curses Vasiṣṭha’s sons & Mahodaya for rejecting the sacrifice

In the sequence: he orders his sons to collect sacrificial supplies and sends disciples to invite the ṛṣis, requiring them to report every response, including insults

1.58.8

sarvān ṛṣivarān vatsā ānayadhvaṃ mamājñayā
saśiṣyān suhṛdaś caiva sartvijaḥ subahuśrutān

'My children, at my command bring here all the best of seers, together with their pupils and friends, with their officiating priests, deeply learned.'

Words: sarvān — all; ṛṣivarān — the best of seers; vatsā — O children; ānayadhvaṃ — bring (here); mamājñayā — by my command; saśiṣyān — together with their pupils; suhṛdaś caiva — and their friends; sartvijaḥ — with their officiating priests; subahuśrutān — deeply learned, very erudite

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.