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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.23

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

1.12.23

prācīnān sindhusauvīrān saurāṣṭhreyāṃś ca pārthivān
dākṣiṇātyān narendrāṃś ca samastān ānayasva ha

The eastern kings, the Sindhus and Sauvīras, and the princes of Surāṣṭra, and the southern lords of men — bring them all.

Words: prācīnān — the eastern (kings); sindhusauvīrān — the Sindhus and Sauvīras; saurāṣṭhreyāṃś — the princes of Surāṣṭra; ca — and; pārthivān — kings; dākṣiṇātyān — the southern (kings); narendrāṃś — lords of men; ca — and; samastān — all; ānayasva — bring; 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.