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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.66.3

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: At Viśvāmitra's request, Janaka orders the bow brought with its garlands and perfumes

1.66.3

janakena samādiṣṭhāḥ sacivāḥ prāviśan purīm
tad dhanuḥ purataḥ kṛtvā nirjagmuḥ pārthivājñayā

Commanded by Janaka, the ministers entered the city; and placing that bow before them, they came out by the king's order.

Words: janakena — by Janaka; samādiṣṭhāḥ — commanded, ordered; sacivāḥ — the ministers; prāviśan — entered; purīm — the city; tad dhanuḥ — that bow; purataḥ — in front; kṛtvā — having placed; nirjagmuḥ — came out; pārthivājñayā — by the king's order

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.