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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.16

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Aśvamedha yajña: Construction, invitations and hospitality. Vasiṣṭha organizes construction, food and lodging, Sumantra invites the guests and Daśaratha enters the enclosure to begin the rites

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha directs Sumantra to invite Kings and people from every region

1.12.16

yathoktaṃ tat kariṣyāmo na kiṃ cit parihāsyate
tataḥ sumantram āhūya vasiṣṭho vākyam abravīt

“We shall do that as directed; nothing will be neglected.” Then, summoning Sumantra, Vasiṣṭha spoke these words:

Words: yathoktaṃ — as directed; tat — that; kariṣyāmo — we shall do; na — not; kiṃ cit — anything; parihāsyate — will be neglected, omitted; tataḥ — then; sumantram — Sumantra; āhūya — having summoned; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; vākyam — words; abravīt — spoke

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.