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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.10.29

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: Daśaratha receives him according to the prescribed rites → the palace women affectionately welcome Śāntā, and the couple stay happily in Ayodhyā.

1.10.29

pūjyamānā ca tābhiḥ sā rājñā caiva viśeṣataḥ
uvāsa tatra sukhitā kaṃ cit kālaṃ saha dvijā

And, being honoured by them and especially by the king, she dwelt there happily for some time, together with her brahmin husband.

Words: pūjyamānā — being honoured; ca — and; tābhiḥ — by them (the women); sā — she; rājñā — by the king; caiva — and; viśeṣataḥ — especially; uvāsa — dwelt; tatra — there; sukhitā — happy; kaṃ cit — some; kālaṃ — time; saha — together with; dvijā — the brahmin (her husband)

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.