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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 66: Rāma breaks Śiva’s bow: Janaka confirms the marriage. Rāma lifts, strings and breaks the bow, Janaka declares his marriage condition fulfilled and sends envoys to seek Daśaratha’s consent

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra invites Rāma to look → Rāma opens the chest and asks permission to lift and draw the bow

1.66.12

viśvāmitras tu dharmātmā śrutvā janakabhāṣitam
vatsa rāma dhanuḥ paśya iti rāghavam abravīt

The righteous Viśvāmitra, hearing Janaka's speech, said to the Rāghava: “My child Rāma, behold the bow.”

Words: viśvāmitras — Viśvāmitra; tu — and; dharmātmā — the righteous one; śrutvā — having heard; janakabhāṣitam — Janaka's speech; vatsa — my child; rāma — Rāma; dhanuḥ — the bow; paśya — behold; iti — thus; rāghavam — to the Rāghava; abravīt — said

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.