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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.7

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

3.11.7

putrau daśarathasyemau rāmo lakṣmaṇa eva ca
praviṣṭāv āśramapadaṃ sītayā saha bhāryayā

“These two sons of Daśaratha, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, have entered the hermitage grounds together with his wife Sītā.

Words: putrau — the two sons; daśarathasyemau — these of Daśaratha; rāmo — Rāma; lakṣmaṇa — Lakṣmaṇa; eva — indeed; ca — and; praviṣṭāv — the two have entered; āśramapadaṃ — the hermitage grounds; sītayā saha — together with Sītā; bhāryayā — his wife

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.