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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.10

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Agastya’s directions. Rāma asks for a wooded home near water, Agastya recommends food-rich Pañcavaṭī beside the Godāvarī and describes the route

In the sequence: Rāma thanks him and asks for a wooded place with water where they can build a home

3.12.10

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṃgavaḥ
guṇaiḥ sabhrātṛbhāryasya varadaḥ parituṣyati

“I am blessed, I am favoured, in that the bull among sages, the bestower of boons, is pleased with the virtues of me together with my brother and my wife.

Words: dhanyo — blessed, fortunate; 'smy — I am; anugṛhīto — favoured; 'smi — I am; yasya me — in that of me; munipuṃgavaḥ — the bull among sages; guṇaiḥ — with the virtues; sabhrātṛbhāryasya — of (me) with brother and wife; varadaḥ — the bestower of boons; parituṣyati — is well pleased

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.