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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.17.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Birth and upbringing of the princes; Viśvāmitra’s arrival. Daśaratha’s four sons are born and grow devoted in pairs, Viśvāmitra arrives and receives the King’s promise to fulfil his request

In the sequence: The narrative returns to the completion of Daśaratha's hayamedha (horse-sacrifice): the Suras depart with their shares, the King returns to Ayodhyā, the visiting rulers leave, and Ṛṣyaśṛṅga departs with Śāntā after receiving honors

1.17.2

samāptadīkṣāniyamaḥ patnīgaṇasamanvitaḥ
praviveśa purīṃ rājā sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ

His consecration-vows completed, accompanied by the throng of his wives, the king entered the city, together with his servants, army, and mounts.

Words: samāptadīkṣāniyamaḥ — whose consecration-vows were completed; patnīgaṇasamanvitaḥ — accompanied by the throng of wives; praviveśa — entered; purīṃ — the city; rājā — the king; sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ — together with servants, army and mounts

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.