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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.15

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

3.11.15

taṃ śiṣyaḥ praśritaṃ vākyam agastyavacanaṃ bruvan
prāveśayad yathānyāyaṃ satkārārthaṃ susatkṛtam

The disciple, uttering the courteous message of Agastya, ushered him in duly, well honoured, for the sake of hospitality.

Words: taṃ — him; śiṣyaḥ — the disciple; praśritaṃ — courteous, respectful; vākyam — word, message; agastyavacanaṃ — the message of Agastya; bruvan — speaking; prāveśayad — ushered in, brought in; yathānyāyaṃ — duly, according to rule; satkārārthaṃ — for the sake of hospitality; susatkṛtam — well honoured

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.