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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 28: Lakṣmaṇa joins the exile. He promises service to Rāma & Sītā and retrieves the paired bows, armour, quivers and swords from their teacher

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa returns with them

2.28.16

tad divyaṃ rājaśārdūlaḥ satkṛtaṃ mālyabhūṣitam
rāmāya darśayām āsa saumitriḥ sarvam āyudham

That divine array of weapons, honoured and adorned with garlands, Saumitri, a tiger among princes, showed in full to Rāma.

Words: tad divyaṃ — that divine; rājaśārdūlaḥ — a tiger among princes; satkṛtaṃ — honoured; mālyabhūṣitam — adorned with garlands; rāmāya — to Rāma; darśayām āsa — showed; saumitriḥ — Saumitri; sarvam āyudham — all the weaponry

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.