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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: Arrival in Mithilā: Janaka receives the travellers. Janaka welcomes the travellers at his sacrifice, asks about the princes and learns that they have come to see and test the bow

In the sequence: Janaka comes with his purohita Śatānanda and the ṛtvijs to offer hospitality → Viśvāmitra asks after the King and the sacrifice, and they sit with the ministers and munis

1.49.10

atha rājā muniśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata
āsane bhagavān āstāṃ sahaibhir munisattamaiḥ

Then the king, with palms joined, addressed the best of sages: “Let the venerable one be seated, together with these best of sages.”

Words: atha — then; rājā — the king; muniśreṣṭhaṃ — to the best of sages; kṛtāñjalir — with palms joined; abhāṣata — addressed, spoke; āsane — on a seat; bhagavān — the venerable one; āstāṃ — let (him) be seated; sahaibhir — together with these; munisattamaiḥ — with the best of sages

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.