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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.28

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.

3.11.28

evam uktvā phalair mūlaiḥ puṣpaiś cānyaiś ca rāghavam
pūjayitvā yathākāmaṃ punar eva tato 'bravīt

Having spoken thus and honoured Rāghava to his heart’s content with fruits, roots, flowers and other things, he then spoke again:

Words: evam — thus; uktvā — having spoken; phalair — with fruits; mūlaiḥ — with roots; puṣpaiś — with flowers; cānyaiś — and with other things; ca — and; rāghavam — Rāghava (Rāma); pūjayitvā — having honoured; yathākāmaṃ — to his heart’s content; punar — again; eva — indeed; tato — then; 'bravīt — said

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.