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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.9

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

3.12.9

evam uktas tu muninā rāghavaḥ saṃyatāñjaliḥ
uvāca praśritaṃ vākyam ṛṣiṃ dīptam ivānalam

Addressed thus by the sage, Rāghava, with palms reverently joined, spoke a courteous word to the seer, who blazed like fire:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tu — but, and; muninā — by the sage; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava (Rāma); saṃyatāñjaliḥ — with palms controlled/joined; uvāca — spoke; praśritaṃ — courteous, humble; vākyam — word; ṛṣiṃ — to the seer; dīptam — blazing; ivānalam — like fire

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.