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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.19

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.

1.67.19

mantriṇas tu narendrasya rātriṃ paramasatkṛtāḥ
ūṣuḥ pramuditāḥ sarve guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samanvitāḥ

And the king's ministers, most highly honored, all delighted and endowed with every virtue, passed the night.

Words: mantriṇas — the ministers; tu — and; narendrasya — of the king; rātriṃ — (through) the night; paramasatkṛtāḥ — most highly honored; ūṣuḥ — dwelt, passed (the night); pramuditāḥ — delighted; sarve — all; guṇaiḥ — with virtues; sarvaiḥ — all; samanvitāḥ — endowed

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.