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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.4.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Śarabhaṅga’s ascent through fire. Indra departs before meeting Rāma, the ṛṣi receives him and rises young from the flames to Brahmā’s world

In the sequence: he points out the divine horses and youthful armed attendants to Lakṣmaṇa, then asks him to wait with Sītā while he approaches

3.4.15

ihaiva saha vaidehyā muhūrtaṃ tiṣṭha lakṣmaṇa
yāvaj janāmy ahaṃ vyaktaṃ ka eṣa dyutimān rathe

Stay right here with Vaidehī for a moment, Lakṣmaṇa, while I clearly learn who this radiant one on the chariot is.”

Words: ihaiva — right here; saha — with; vaidehyā — Vaidehī; muhūrtaṃ — for a moment; tiṣṭha — stay; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; yāvaj — while; janāmy — I learn; ahaṃ — I; vyaktaṃ — clearly; ka — who; eṣa — this; dyutimān — radiant one; rathe — on the chariot

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.