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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.12

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Daṇḍaka’s tapasvins seek protection. They welcome Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa and claim the King’s protection as subjects who have renounced force

In the sequence: the munis welcome him and Sītā with blessings and gaze in wonder at all three travelers

3.1.12

rūpasaṃhananaṃ lakṣmīṃ saukumāryaṃ suveṣatām
dadṛśur vismitākārā rāmasya vanavāsinaḥ

The forest-dwellers, their expressions full of wonder, gazed upon Rāma's beauty of form, his splendour, his delicacy, and his fine attire.

Words: rūpasaṃhananaṃ — beauty of form and frame; lakṣmīṃ — splendour, grace; saukumāryaṃ — delicacy, tenderness; suveṣatām — fine attire, handsome appearance; dadṛśur — gazed upon, saw; vismitākārā — with wonder-struck expressions; rāmasya — of Rāma; vanavāsinaḥ — the forest-dwellers

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.