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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.2

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: Out of respect for Daśaratha, Rāma initially restrains his speech → he acknowledges Paraśurāma's account of avenging his father but rejects the suggestion that he lacks warrior courage

1.75.2

śrutavān asmi yat karma kṛtavān asi bhārgava
anurundhyāmahe brahman pitur ānṛṇyam āsthitaḥ

“I have heard of the deed which you performed, O Bhārgava; we honour it, O brahmin, seeing that you undertook the discharge of your debt to your father.

Words: śrutavān asmi — I have heard; yat — which; karma — deed; kṛtavān asi — you have done; bhārgava — O Bhārgava; anurundhyāmahe — we honour, assent to; brahman — O brahmin; pitur — to your father; ānṛṇyam — discharge of the debt, freedom from debt; āsthitaḥ — having undertaken, abided in

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.