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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.24

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: Agastya provides a seat and water, makes the prescribed offerings, and serves food appropriate to forest life

3.11.24

agniṃ hutvā pradāyārghyam atithiṃ pratipūjya ca
vānaprasthena dharmeṇa sa teṣāṃ bhojanaṃ dadau

Having offered oblation to the fire, presented the guest-offering, and honoured his guest, he gave them food according to the way of the forest-dweller.

Words: agniṃ — the fire; hutvā — having offered oblation to; pradāyārghyam — having presented the guest-offering; atithiṃ — the guest; pratipūjya — having honoured; ca — and; vānaprasthena — of the forest-dweller; dharmeṇa — by the way, custom; sa — he; teṣāṃ — to them; bhojanaṃ — food, a meal; dadau — gave

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.