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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.16

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: he asks who the two matching, godlike young warriors are

1.49.16

ity uktvā muniśārdūlaṃ prahṛṣṭavadanas tadā
punas taṃ paripapraccha prāñjaliḥ prayato nṛpaḥ

Having thus spoken to the tiger among sages, the king then, with joyful face, palms joined and composed, questioned him further:

Words: ity uktvā — having thus said; muniśārdūlaṃ — to the tiger among sages; prahṛṣṭavadanas — with joyful face; tadā — then; punas — again, further; taṃ — him; paripapraccha — questioned, inquired of; prāñjaliḥ — with palms joined; prayato — composed, reverent; nṛpaḥ — the king

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.