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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.14

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: they receive Rāma in a leaf hut and bring water, roots, flowers, and fruit

3.1.14

atrainaṃ hi mahābhāgāḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ
atithiṃ parṇaśālāyāṃ rāghavaṃ saṃnyaveśayan

Then those illustrious ones, devoted to the welfare of all beings, installed Rāghava as their guest in a leaf-hut.

Words: atrainaṃ — then him; hi — indeed; mahābhāgāḥ — the illustrious ones; sarvabhūtahite — in the welfare of all beings; ratāḥ — devoted, delighting; atithiṃ — as a guest; parṇaśālāyāṃ — in a leaf-hut; rāghavaṃ — Rāghava; saṃnyaveśayan — installed, settled

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.