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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.8

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

1.49.8

pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjāṃ janakasya mahātmanaḥ
papraccha kuśalaṃ rājño yajñasya ca nirāmayam

Having accepted that honour from the great-souled Janaka, he inquired after the king's welfare and the untroubled (progress) of the sacrifice.

Words: pratigṛhya — having accepted; tu — and; tāṃ — that; pūjāṃ — honour, worship; janakasya — of Janaka; mahātmanaḥ — the great-souled; papraccha — asked after; kuśalaṃ — welfare, well-being; rājño — of the king; yajñasya — of the sacrifice; ca — and; nirāmayam — freedom from trouble, unimpeded state

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.