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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.8.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 8: Story of the tapasvin’s sword. Sītā describes how guarding Indra’s weapon corrupted a peaceful ṛṣi and warns Rāma against violence without enmity

In the sequence: disguised as a soldier, Indra entrusted him with a sword for safekeeping

3.8.15

tasmiṃs tad āśramapade nihitaḥ khaḍga uttamaḥ
sa nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ

In that hermitage he deposited his excellent sword, giving it in the manner of a trust to the ascetic abiding in holy penance.

Words: tasmiṃs — in that; tad — that; āśramapade — hermitage-site; nihitaḥ — deposited, placed; khaḍga — the sword; uttamaḥ — excellent; sa — it; nyāsavidhinā — in the manner of a trust; dattaḥ — given; puṇye — in holy; tapasi — penance; tiṣṭhataḥ — of (him) abiding

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.