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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.73.22

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: they welcome him with the guest-offering → he accepts, then addresses Daśaratha's Rāma.

1.73.22

pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjām ṛṣidattāṃ pratāpavān
rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ rāmo jāmadagnyo 'bhyabhāṣata

Accepting that homage offered by the seers, the mighty Rāma son of Jamadagni addressed Rāma the son of Daśaratha:

Words: pratigṛhya — accepting, receiving; tu — and; tāṃ — that; pūjām — homage, worship; ṛṣidattāṃ — offered by the seers; pratāpavān — mighty, valorous; rāmaṃ — Rāma; dāśarathiṃ — the son of Daśaratha; rāmo — Rāma; jāmadagnyo — the son of Jamadagni; 'bhyabhāṣata — addressed, spoke to

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.