तपःस्वाध्यायनिरतं तपस्वी वाग्विदां वरम् | नारदं परिपप्रच्छ वाल्मीकिर्मुनिपुङ्गवम् || १-१-१
tapaH svaadhyaaya nirataam tapasvii vaagvidaam varam | naaradam paripapracCha vaalmiikiH muni puMgavam || 1-1-1
Translation
The ascetic Valmiki inquired Naarada - 'who engaged deeply in austerity and study of Vedas, best among the eloquent and eminent among sages' (as follows:). [1-1-1]
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tapasvii
The ascetic
vaalmiikiH
(Poet) Valmiki
paripapracCha
inquired
naaradam
Naarada
tapaH-svaadhyaayaniratam
deeply engaged in austerity and study of Vedas
varam
(and) best
vaagvidaam
among enunciators
munipungavam
(and) eminent among sages (as follows:)
Chapter context
Narada briefs Valmiki about Rama and Ramayana in a nutshell
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