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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.23

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: the brothers bow, take leave, and follow the route with Sītā and their weapons.

3.12.23

agastyenaivam uktas tu rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
sātkṛtyāmantrayām āsa tam ṛṣiṃ satyavādinam

Thus addressed by Agastya, Rāma, together with Saumitri, honoured and took leave of that truth-speaking seer.

Words: agastyenaivam — by Agastya thus; uktas — addressed; tu — but, and; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saumitriṇā saha — together with Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa); sātkṛtyāmantrayām āsa — having honoured, took leave of; tam — that; ṛṣiṃ — seer; satyavādinam — truth-speaking

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.