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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.16

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

3.11.16

praviveśa tato rāmaḥ sītayā sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
praśāntahariṇākīrṇam āśramaṃ hy avalokayan

Then Rāma entered with Sītā and with Lakṣmaṇa, gazing at the hermitage thronged with peaceful deer.

Words: praviveśa — entered; tato — then; rāmaḥ — Rāma; sītayā — with Sītā; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — with Lakṣmaṇa; praśāntahariṇākīrṇam — thronged with peaceful deer; āśramaṃ — the hermitage; hy — indeed; avalokayan — gazing at

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.