Araṇya Kāṇḍa 11: Agastya’s gifts of weapons · 3.11.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 11: Agastya’s gifts of weapons. He gives Rāma Viṣṇu’s bow, Brahmā’s arrow, Indra’s inexhaustible quivers and a gold-adorned sword

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa approaches a disciple and identifies Rāma, Sītā, and himself, explaining that they have come during their exile to meet Agastya

3.11.1

sa praviśyāśramapadaṃ lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ
agastyaśiṣyam āsādya vākyam etad uvāca ha

Lakṣmaṇa, the younger brother of Rāghava, having entered the hermitage grounds and approached a disciple of Agastya, spoke these words:

Words: sa — he; praviśyāśramapadaṃ — having entered the hermitage grounds; lakṣmaṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; rāghavānujaḥ — the younger brother of Rāghava; agastyaśiṣyam — a disciple of Agastya; āsādya — having approached; vākyam — words; etad — this; uvāca — spoke; ha — indeed

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.