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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.2

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

3.11.2

rājā daśaratho nāma jyeṣṭhas tasya suto balī
rāmaḥ prāpto muniṃ draṣṭuṃ bhāryayā saha sītayā

“There is a king named Daśaratha; his eldest son, mighty Rāma, has come with his wife Sītā to see the sage.

Words: rājā — the king; daśaratho — Daśaratha; nāma — by name; jyeṣṭhas — eldest; tasya — his; suto — son; balī — mighty; rāmaḥ — Rāma; prāpto — has come, arrived; muniṃ — the sage; draṣṭuṃ — to see; bhāryayā saha — together with his wife; sītayā — with Sītā

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.