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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.73.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 73: Paraśurāma: Omens and the encounter on the road home. Janaka gives bridal wealth and the company leaves Mithilā, mixed omens and a dust-darkened sky precede Paraśurāma’s armed appearance

In the sequence: troubled by the conflicting signs, Daśaratha asks Vasiṣṭha what they mean → Vasiṣṭha predicts a grave danger but says the animals foretell its resolution. A violent wind shakes the earth and brings down trees

1.73.11

rājño daśarathasyaitac chrutvā vākyaṃ mahān ṛṣiḥ
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ śrūyatām asya yat phalam

Hearing this speech of King Daśaratha, the great seer spoke in a sweet voice: “Hear what the outcome of this is.

Words: rājño — of the king; daśarathasyaitac — this of Daśaratha; chrutvā — having heard; vākyaṃ — words; mahān — great; ṛṣiḥ — seer; uvāca — spoke; madhurāṃ — sweet; vāṇīṃ — voice, speech; śrūyatām — let it be heard; asya — of this; yat — what; phalam — the outcome, fruit

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.