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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.6

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

1.49.6

viśvāmitraṃ muniśreṣṭhaṃ śrutvā sa nṛpatis tadā
śatānandaṃ puraskṛtya purohitam aninditam

When that king then heard of Viśvāmitra, the best of sages, placing before him his blameless family-priest Śatānanda —

Words: viśvāmitraṃ — Viśvāmitra; muniśreṣṭhaṃ — the best of sages; śrutvā — having heard of; sa — that; nṛpatis — king; tadā — then; śatānandaṃ — Śatānanda; puraskṛtya — placing in front; purohitam — the family-priest; aninditam — blameless

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.