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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.6

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: five thousand strong men haul its eight-wheeled chest into place

1.66.6

idaṃ dhanurvaraṃ rājan pūjitaṃ sarvarājabhiḥ
mithilādhipa rājendra darśanīyaṃ yadīcchasi

“This excellent bow, O king, honored by all kings — O lord of Mithilā, O king of kings — is worth beholding, if you wish.”

Words: idaṃ — this; dhanurvaraṃ — excellent bow; rājan — O king; pūjitaṃ — honored; sarvarājabhiḥ — by all kings; mithilādhipa — O lord of Mithilā; rājendra — O king of kings; darśanīyaṃ — worth beholding, to be shown; yadīcchasi — if you wish

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.