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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.8.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 8: Daśaratha seeks sons: Sumantra’s prophecy. Daśaratha proposes a sacrifice for sons, Sumantra recalls Sanatkumāra’s prophecy and the story of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s arrival in drought-stricken Aṅga

In the sequence: a transgression by Romapāda, King of Aṅga, brings a terrible drought → the distressed King asks learned brāhmaṇas how to make amends

1.8.11

etasminn eva kāle tu romapādaḥ pratāpavān
aṅgeṣu prathitā rājā bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ

At this very time there will be Romapāda, majestic, a renowned and mighty king among the Aṅgas.

Words: etasminn — at this; eva — very; kāle — time; tu — and, now; romapādaḥ — Romapāda; pratāpavān — majestic, of great valour; aṅgeṣu — among the Aṅgas; prathitā — renowned; rājā — king; bhaviṣyati — will be; mahābalaḥ — of great strength

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.