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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.4

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: taking the bow and arrow from Paraśurāma, he strings the bow and fits the arrow

1.75.4

ity uktvā rāghavaḥ kruddho bhārgavasya varāyudham
śaraṃ ca pratisaṃgṛhya hastāl laghuparākramaḥ

Having spoken thus, the angered Rāghava, of nimble prowess, took the excellent weapon of the Bhārgava, and the arrow, from his hand;

Words: ity — thus; uktvā — having spoken; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava (Rāma); kruddho — angered; bhārgavasya — of the Bhārgava; varāyudham — the excellent weapon (bow); śaraṃ — the arrow; ca — and; pratisaṃgṛhya — having taken, received; hastāl — from the hand; laghuparākramaḥ — of nimble 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.