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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.31
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: the Kings arrive bearing jewels → Vasiṣṭha reports that the guests have been honored and the arrangements completed
1.12.31
mayāpi satkṛtāḥ sarve yathārhaṃ rājasattamāḥ
yajñiyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ rājan puruṣaiḥ susamāhitaiḥ
And I too have honoured all those best of kings as befits them; and the sacrificial work has been done, O king, by well-attentive men.
Words: mayāpi — by me too; satkṛtāḥ — honoured; sarve — all; yathārhaṃ — as befits; rājasattamāḥ — the best of kings; yajñiyaṃ — the sacrificial (work); ca — and; kṛtaṃ — done; rājan — O king; puruṣaiḥ — by the men; susamāhitaiḥ — well-attentive, diligent
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.