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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.5

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

1.75.5

āropya sa dhanū rāmaḥ śaraṃ sajyaṃ cakāra ha
jāmadagnyaṃ tato rāmaṃ rāmaḥ kruddho 'bravīd vacaḥ

Rāma strung that bow and set the arrow to it; then the angered Rāma spoke these words to Rāma the son of Jamadagni:

Words: āropya — having strung (bent the bow); sa — he; dhanū — the bow; rāmaḥ — Rāma; śaraṃ — the arrow; sajyaṃ cakāra — made ready on the string, nocked; ha — indeed; jāmadagnyaṃ — the son of Jamadagni; tato — then; rāmaṃ — Rāma; rāmaḥ — Rāma; kruddho — angered; 'bravīd — spoke; vacaḥ — words

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.