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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.13.8

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: Jaṭāyu’s offer. Daśaratha’s vulture friend recounts the ancestry of Devas, animals and humankind, identifies his own lineage and offers to guard Sītā

In the sequence: the bird begins with the ancient progenitors, ending with Dakṣa, Vivasvat, Ariṣṭanemi, and Kaśyapa

3.13.8

sthāṇur marīcir atriś ca kratuś caiva mahābalaḥ
pulastyaś cāṅgirāś caiva pracetāḥ pulahas tathā

Sthāṇu, Marīci, and Atri, and the mighty Kratu, and Pulastya, and Aṅgiras, Pracetas, and Pulaha likewise;

Words: sthāṇur — Sthāṇu; marīcir — Marīci; atriś — Atri; ca — and; kratuś — Kratu; caiva — and also; mahābalaḥ — the mighty one; pulastyaś — Pulastya; cāṅgirāś — and Aṅgiras; caiva — and also; pracetāḥ — Pracetas; pulahas — Pulaha; tathā — likewise

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.