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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.65.5

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 65: Story of Sītā & Śiva’s bow: Birth, suitors and Janaka’s condition. Janaka recounts Sītā’s birth, Śiva’s bow and the suitors’ failure, offering her hand to Rāma if he can string it

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra requests the bow

1.65.5

putrau daśarathasyemau kṣatriyau lokaviśrutau
draṣṭukāmau dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ yad etat tvayi tiṣṭhati

“These two are the sons of Daśaratha, warriors renowned throughout the world; they desire to see the excellent bow that is kept with you.

Words: putrau — the two sons; daśarathasyemau — these two of Daśaratha; kṣatriyau — the two warriors; lokaviśrutau — renowned in the world; draṣṭukāmau — desiring to see; dhanuḥ — the bow; śreṣṭhaṃ — excellent, best; yad etat — which, this; tvayi — with you; tiṣṭhati — stands, is kept

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.