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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.11

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

1.49.11

janakasya vacaḥ śrutvā niṣasāda mahāmuniḥ
purodhā ṛtvijaś caiva rājā ca saha mantribhiḥ

Hearing Janaka's words, the great sage sat down; and so did the family-priest, the officiating priests, and the king together with his ministers.

Words: janakasya — of Janaka; vacaḥ — words; śrutvā — having heard; niṣasāda — sat down; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage; purodhā — the family-priest; ṛtvijaś caiva — and the officiating priests; rājā — the king; ca — and; saha — together with; mantribhiḥ — with the ministers

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.