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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.18

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 75: Paraśurāma: Defeat and the surrender of heavenly worlds. Rāma strings the bow, Paraśurāma yields his earned heavenly worlds to retain movement, recognizes Viṣṇu and departs for Mahendra

In the sequence: he recognizes Rāma as Viṣṇu through his handling of the bow and declares there is no shame in defeat by the lord of the three worlds

1.75.18

ete suragaṇāḥ sarve nirīkṣante samāgatāḥ
tvām apratimakarmāṇam apratidvandvam āhave

All these hosts of gods, assembled here, are gazing upon you, whose deeds are without equal and who has no rival in battle.

Words: ete — these; suragaṇāḥ — the hosts of gods; sarve — all; nirīkṣante — are gazing; samāgatāḥ — assembled; tvām — you; apratimakarmāṇam — of incomparable deeds; apratidvandvam — without a rival; āhave — in battle

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.