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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.15

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: he says his austerities and affection for Daśaratha have made him aware of Rāma's circumstances and wish to remain nearby

3.12.15

vidito hy eṣa vṛttānto mama sarvas tavānagha
tapasaś ca prabhāvena snehād daśarathasya ca

For this whole story of yours is known to me, O sinless one, by the power of my austerity and through my affection for Daśaratha.

Words: vidito — known; hy — for, indeed; eṣa — this; vṛttānto — story, account; mama — to me; sarvas — whole, entire; tavānagha — of you, O sinless one; tapasaś — of austerity; ca — and; prabhāvena — by the power; snehād — from affection; daśarathasya — for Daśaratha; ca — and

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.