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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.73.19

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: the munis recognize the Bhārgava Rāma, son of Jamadagni, and wonder whether he intends to renew his slaughter of the warrior race in revenge for his father

1.73.19

taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam
vasiṣṭhapramukhā viprā japahomaparāyaṇāḥ
saṃgatā munayaḥ sarve saṃjajalpur atho mithaḥ

Seeing him of fearsome aspect, blazing like fire, the brahmins led by Vasiṣṭha, devoted to muttered prayer and oblation, all the sages, coming together, then spoke among themselves:

Words: taṃ — him; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; bhīmasaṃkāśaṃ — of fearsome aspect; jvalantam — blazing; iva — like; pāvakam — fire; vasiṣṭhapramukhā — led by Vasiṣṭha; viprā — the brahmins; japahomaparāyaṇāḥ — devoted to muttered prayer and oblation; saṃgatā — gathered together; munayaḥ — the sages; sarve — all; saṃjajalpur — conversed, spoke together; atho — then; mithaḥ — among themselves, mutually

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.