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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.10.16

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Daśaratha brings Ṛṣyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā. Daśaratha visits Romapāda in Aṅga, asks for Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s help with the sacrifice and brings the ṛṣi & Śāntā to Ayodhyā

In the sequence: the visitors exchange honors, and Romapāda explains the friendship and family connection

1.10.16

tato rājā yathānyāyaṃ pūjāṃ cakre viśeṣataḥ
sakhitvāt tasya vai rājñaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā

Then the king, with a thoroughly delighted heart, did him special honour as was fitting, on account of his friendship with that king.

Words: tato — then; rājā — the king; yathānyāyaṃ — as was fitting, according to propriety; pūjāṃ — honour; cakre — did, made; viśeṣataḥ — especially; sakhitvāt — on account of friendship; tasya — with that, of that; vai — indeed; rājñaḥ — king; prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā — with a thoroughly delighted inner self

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.