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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.25

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: he explains the importance of hospitality and honors Rāma as a welcome royal guest.

3.11.25

prathamaṃ copaviśyātha dharmajño munipuṃgavaḥ
uvāca rāmam āsīnaṃ prāñjaliṃ dharmakovidam

And first sitting down, the bull among sages, the knower of dharma, then spoke to Rāma, seated with palms joined, well-versed in dharma:

Words: prathamaṃ — first; copaviśyātha — and then having sat down; dharmajño — the knower of dharma; munipuṃgavaḥ — the bull among sages; uvāca — said; rāmam — to Rāma; āsīnaṃ — seated; prāñjaliṃ — with palms joined; dharmakovidam — well-versed in dharma

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.