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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.26

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.

1.66.26

muniguptau ca kākutsthau kathayantu nṛpāya vai
prīyamāṇaṃ tu rājānam ānayantu suśīghragāḥ

And let them tell the king that the two Kākutsthas are under the sage's protection; and, going very swiftly, let them bring the king, who will be delighted.

Words: muniguptau — the two protected by the sage; ca — and; kākutsthau — the two Kākutsthas; kathayantu — let them tell; nṛpāya — to the king; vai — indeed; prīyamāṇaṃ — being delighted, who will be pleased; tu — and; rājānam — the king; ānayantu — let them bring; suśīghragāḥ — going very swiftly

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.