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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.24

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

1.12.24

santi snigdhāś ca ye cānye rājānaḥ pṛthivītale
tān ānaya yathākṣipraṃ sānugān sahabāndhavān

And whatever other friendly kings there are on the face of the earth, bring them as quickly as may be, with their retinues and kinsmen.”

Words: santi — there are; snigdhāś — friendly, affectionate; ca — and; ye — who; cānye — and other; rājānaḥ — kings; pṛthivītale — on the face of the earth; tān — them; ānaya — bring; yathākṣipraṃ — as quickly as may be; sānugān — with their retinues; sahabāndhavān — with their kinsmen

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.