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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.13

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: the disciple returns with Lakṣmaṇa and respectfully escorts the travelers inside

3.11.13

tato niṣkramya saṃbhrāntaḥ śiṣyo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
kvāsau rāmo muniṃ draṣṭum etu praviśatu svayam

Then, coming out in a hurry, the disciple said to Lakṣmaṇa: “Where is Rāma? Let him come to see the sage; let him enter in person.”

Words: tato — then; niṣkramya — having come out; saṃbhrāntaḥ — flustered, in haste; śiṣyo — the disciple; lakṣmaṇam — to Lakṣmaṇa; abravīt — said; kvāsau — where is he; rāmo — Rāma; muniṃ — the sage; draṣṭum — to see; etu — let him come; praviśatu — let him enter; svayam — in person, himself

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.