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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.13

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

3.1.13

vaidehīṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ rāmaṃ netrair animiṣair iva
āścaryabhūtān dadṛśuḥ sarve te vanacāriṇaḥ

With unblinking eyes, as it were, all those forest-rangers gazed upon Vaidehī, Lakṣmaṇa, and Rāma, who had become objects of marvel.

Words: vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī (Sītā); lakṣmaṇaṃ — Lakṣmaṇa; rāmaṃ — Rāma; netrair — with eyes; animiṣair — unblinking; iva — as it were; āścaryabhūtān — become objects of marvel; dadṛśuḥ — gazed upon, saw; sarve — all; te — those; vanacāriṇaḥ — the forest-rangers

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.