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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.3

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

1.75.3

vīryahīnam ivāśaktaṃ kṣatradharmeṇa bhārgava
avajānāmi me tejaḥ paśya me 'dya parākramam

You slight my might, O Bhārgava, as though I were devoid of valour and incapable in the warrior's dharma; behold my energy — see my prowess this day.”

Words: vīryahīnam — devoid of valour; ivāśaktaṃ — as though incapable; kṣatradharmeṇa — in the warrior's dharma; bhārgava — O Bhārgava; avajānāmi — (you) slight, despise; me — my; tejaḥ — energy, might; paśya — behold; me — my; 'dya — today; parākramam — prowess

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.