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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.4

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

3.11.4

te vayaṃ vanam atyugraṃ praviṣṭāḥ pitṛśāsanāt
draṣṭum icchāmahe sarve bhagavantaṃ nivedyatām

We, having entered this most terrible forest at our father’s command, all wish to see the venerable one; let it be announced.”

Words: te vayaṃ — we here; vanam — the forest; atyugraṃ — most terrible; praviṣṭāḥ — having entered; pitṛśāsanāt — by our father’s command; draṣṭum — to see; icchāmahe — we wish; sarve — all; bhagavantaṃ — the venerable one; nivedyatām — let it be announced

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.