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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.25

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.

3.12.25

gṛhītacāpau tu narādhipātmajau viṣaktatūṇī samareṣv akātarau
yathopadiṣṭena pathā maharṣiṇā prajagmatuḥ pañcavaṭīṃ samāhitau

The two sons of the king, their bows in hand and quivers slung, undaunted in battles, went intently to Pañcavaṭī by the path pointed out by the great sage.

Words: gṛhītacāpau — with bows taken up in hand; tu — and; narādhipātmajau — the two sons of the king; viṣaktatūṇī — with quivers slung on; samareṣv — in battles; akātarau — undaunted, unflinching; yathopadiṣṭena — by (the path) as pointed out; pathā — by the path; maharṣiṇā — by the great sage; prajagmatuḥ — the two went forth; pañcavaṭīṃ — to Pañcavaṭī; samāhitau — the two intent, composed

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.