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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.20

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

1.12.20

tathā kāśipatiṃ snigdhaṃ satataṃ priyavādinam
sadvṛttaṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ svayam evānayasva ha

Likewise the lord of Kāśi — affectionate, ever speaking kindly, of good conduct, resembling a god — fetch him yourself.

Words: tathā — likewise; kāśipatiṃ — the lord of Kāśi; snigdhaṃ — affectionate; satataṃ — ever, always; priyavādinam — speaking kindly; sadvṛttaṃ — of good conduct; devasaṃkāśaṃ — resembling a god; svayam — yourself; evānayasva — indeed fetch; ha — indeed

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.