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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.3

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: After three nights on the road, Janaka's envoys reach Ayodhyā and are admitted to Daśaratha

1.67.3

baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve dūtā vigatasādhvasāḥ
rājānaṃ prayatā vākyam abruvan madhurākṣaram

With hollowed palms joined, all the messengers, their fear gone, reverent, spoke a sweet-worded message to the king:

Words: baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ — with hollowed palms joined; sarve — all; dūtā — the messengers; vigatasādhvasāḥ — their fear gone; rājānaṃ — to the king; prayatā — reverent, self-controlled; vākyam — message, word; abruvan — spoke; madhurākṣaram — sweet-worded

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.