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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.4

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 59: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s ascent and suspended heaven. Indra rejects the ascending Triśaṅku, Viśvāmitra halts his fall and creates southern stars, the Devas agree to let him remain suspended among them

In the sequence: fearing his anger and curses, they agree → the priests take their places and conduct the sacrifice with Viśvāmitra presiding

1.59.4

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ
ūcuḥ sametya sahitā dharmajñā dharmasaṃhitam

Having heard Viśvāmitra's words, all the great seers, knowers of dharma, having come together in a body, spoke (a word) in accord with dharma:

Words: viśvāmitravacaḥ — Viśvāmitra's words; śrutvā — having heard; sarva eva — all indeed; maharṣayaḥ — the great seers; ūcuḥ — spoke; sametya — having come together; sahitā — united, together; dharmajñā — the knowers of dharma; dharmasaṃhitam — in accord with dharma

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.