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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.74.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 74: Paraśurāma: The two divine bows and the challenge. Paraśurāma ignores Daśaratha’s plea, recounts the rival divine bows and his vengeance, and challenges Rāma to string Viṣṇu’s bow

In the sequence: ignoring the appeal, Paraśurāma speaks to Rāma alone.

1.74.10

bruvaty evaṃ daśarathe jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān
anādṛtyaiva tad vākyaṃ rāmam evābhyabhāṣata

As Daśaratha spoke thus, the mighty son of Jamadagni, disregarding those words entirely, addressed Rāma alone:

Words: bruvaty — (as he was) speaking; evaṃ — thus; daśarathe — Daśaratha (loc. abs.); jāmadagnyaḥ — the son of Jamadagni; pratāpavān — mighty, valorous; anādṛtyaiva — disregarding entirely; tad vākyaṃ — those words; rāmam — Rāma; evābhyabhāṣata — addressed indeed

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.