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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.18
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: delighted that the brothers are safe under Viśvāmitra, Daśaratha consults Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, and his ministers → they approve the alliance → he orders departure for the next day.
1.67.18
mantriṇo bāḍham ity āhuḥ saha sarvair maharṣibhiḥ
suprītaś cābravīd rājā śvo yātreti sa mantriṇaḥ
The ministers, together with all the great seers, said, “Very well”; and the king, well pleased, said to his ministers, “The journey shall be tomorrow.”
Words: mantriṇo — the ministers; bāḍham — “very well”; ity āhuḥ — thus said; saha — together; sarvair — with all; maharṣibhiḥ — the great seers; suprītaś — well pleased; cābravīd — and said; rājā — the king; śvo — tomorrow; yātreti — “the journey”; sa — he; mantriṇaḥ — to the ministers
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.