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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.9

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: Agastya says he too has long wished for this meeting and asks why Rāma has not already been brought in

3.11.9

tataḥ śiṣyād upaśrutya prāptaṃ rāmaṃ salakṣmaṇam
vaidehīṃ ca mahābhāgām idaṃ vacanam abravīt

Then, hearing from the disciple that Rāma with Lakṣmaṇa and the illustrious Vaidehī had come, he spoke these words:

Words: tataḥ — then; śiṣyād — from the disciple; upaśrutya — having heard; prāptaṃ — arrived, come; rāmaṃ — Rāma; salakṣmaṇam — with Lakṣmaṇa; vaidehīṃ — Vaidehī (Sītā); ca — and; mahābhāgām — the illustrious; idaṃ — this; vacanam — word; abravīt — spoke

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.