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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.52.27

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 52: Sītā drops her ornaments. She drops her silk and ornaments among five monkeys, Rāvaṇa confines her in Laṅkā and sends agents to Janasthāna

In the sequence: the eight must report accurately on Rāma's movements, act cautiously, and work toward killing him

3.52.27

yuṣmākaṃ hi balajño 'haṃ bahuśo raṇamūrdhani
ataś cāsmiñ janasthāne mayā yūyaṃ niyojitāḥ

'For I know your strength, from many a time at the front of battle; therefore I have appointed you here in Janasthāna.'

Words: yuṣmākaṃ — your; hi — for; balajño — knower of (your) strength; 'haṃ — I; bahuśo — many times; raṇamūrdhani — at the front of battle; ataś — therefore; cāsmiñ — and in this; janasthāne — in Janasthāna; mayā — by me; yūyaṃ — you (pl.); niyojitāḥ — have been appointed

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.