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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.19
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: he particularly names Janaka of Mithilā, the King of Kāśi, Daśaratha's Kekaya father-in-law and his son, and Romapāda of Aṅga, along with rulers from the east, Sindhu, Sauvīra, Surasṭra, and the south
1.12.19
niṣṭhitaṃ sarvaśāstreṣu tathā vedeṣu niṣṭhitam
tam ānaya mahābhāgaṃ svayam eva susatkṛtam
pūrvasaṃbandhinaṃ jñātvā tataḥ pūrvaṃ bravīmi te
accomplished in all the sciences and likewise versed in the Vedas — bring that greatly blessed one yourself, well honoured. Knowing him to be an old connection by marriage, I therefore name him to you first.
Words: niṣṭhitaṃ — accomplished, versed; sarvaśāstreṣu — in all the sciences; tathā — likewise; vedeṣu — in the Vedas; niṣṭhitam — versed; tam — him; ānaya — bring; mahābhāgaṃ — the greatly blessed; svayam — yourself; eva — indeed; susatkṛtam — well honoured; pūrvasaṃbandhinaṃ — an old connection by marriage; jñātvā — knowing; tataḥ — therefore; pūrvaṃ — first; bravīmi — I name, tell; te — to you
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.