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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.25

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 66: Rāma breaks Śiva’s bow: Janaka confirms the marriage. Rāma lifts, strings and breaks the bow, Janaka declares his marriage condition fulfilled and sends envoys to seek Daśaratha’s consent

In the sequence: he asks permission to send envoys to Ayodhyā with news of the achievement, assurance that both princes are safe, and an invitation to Daśaratha → Viśvāmitra agrees, and Janaka dispatches his ministers.

1.66.25

rājānaṃ praśritair vākyair ānayantu puraṃ mama
pradānaṃ vīryaśulkāḥ kathayantu ca sarvaśaḥ

to bring the king (Daśaratha) to my city with courteous words, and to relate fully the giving away of her whose bride-price was valor.

Words: rājānaṃ — the king; praśritair — with courteous, humble; vākyair — words; ānayantu — let them bring; puraṃ — the city; mama — my; pradānaṃ — the giving away (in marriage); vīryaśulkāḥ — (of her) whose bride-price is valor; kathayantu — let them relate; ca — and; sarvaśaḥ — fully, in every detail

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.