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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Vivāha: Envoys seek Daśaratha’s consent. Janaka’s envoys report Rāma’s feat in Ayodhyā, Daśaratha consults his priests and ministers and orders departure for Mithilā

In the sequence: Janaka asks Daśaratha's consent and invites him to Mithilā with his teachers and priest, both to arrange the marriage and to see his sons

1.67.10

asmai deyā mayā sītā vīryaśulkā mahātmane
pratijñāṃ tartum icchāmi tad anujñātum arhasi

To this great-souled one, Sītā, whose bride-price was valor, is to be given by me; I wish to fulfill my vow — you should grant your consent to that.

Words: asmai — to this one; deyā — to be given; mayā — by me; sītā — Sītā; vīryaśulkā — whose bride-price is valor; mahātmane — to the great-souled; pratijñāṃ — the vow; tartum — to fulfill, cross over; icchāmi — I wish; tad — that; anujñātum — to grant consent, permit; arhasi — you should

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.