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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.6

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: the disciple enters the fire sanctuary and reports their arrival

3.11.6

sa praviśya muni śreṣṭhaṃ tapasā duṣpradharṣaṇam
kṛtāñjalir uvācedaṃ rāmāgamanam añjasā

Having entered, with palms joined he spoke this to the best of sages, unassailable through his austerity, announcing Rāma’s arrival directly:

Words: sa — he; praviśya — having entered; muni śreṣṭhaṃ — the best of sages; tapasā — by austerity; duṣpradharṣaṇam — unassailable, hard to assail; kṛtāñjalir — with palms joined; uvācedaṃ — spoke this; rāmāgamanam — Rāma’s arrival; añjasā — directly, straightaway

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.