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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.7.18

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 7: Departure from Sutīkṣṇa. Rāma obtains leave to visit other hermitages and promises to return, Sītā hands the brothers their weapons

In the sequence: Sītā hands the brothers their quivers, bows, and swords → they equip themselves and depart.

3.7.18

tataḥ śubhatare tūṇī dhanuṣī cāyatekṣaṇā
dadau sītā tayor bhrātroḥ khaḍgau ca vimalau tataḥ

Then the long-eyed Sītā gave to the two brothers the two fine quivers and the two bows, and then the two spotless swords.

Words: tataḥ — then; śubhatare — the two very fine; tūṇī — the two quivers; dhanuṣī — the two bows; cāyatekṣaṇā — and the long-eyed one (Sītā); dadau — gave; sītā — Sītā; tayor bhrātroḥ — to those two brothers; khaḍgau ca — and the two swords; vimalau — spotless; tataḥ — then

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.