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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.9

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

1.49.9

sa tāṃś cāpi munīn pṛṣṭvā sopādhyāya purodhasaḥ
yathānyāyaṃ tataḥ sarvaiḥ samāgacchat prahṛṣṭavān

And having greeted those sages too, along with the teachers and the priests, he then, greatly delighted, met with them all as was fitting.

Words: sa — he; tāṃś cāpi — those too; munīn — the sages; pṛṣṭvā — having greeted, inquired after; sopādhyāya — with the teachers; purodhasaḥ — the priests; yathānyāyaṃ — as is fitting, properly; tataḥ — then; sarvaiḥ — with all; samāgacchat — met, came together; prahṛṣṭavān — greatly delighted

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.