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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.4

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: they convey Janaka's affectionate inquiries and explain that Rāma has fulfilled the condition for Sītā's marriage by breaking the divine bow

1.67.4

maithilo janako rājā sāgnihotrapuraskṛtaḥ
kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva sopādhyāyapurohitam

“King Janaka of Mithilā, with the agnihotra fire before him, (asks after) your welfare and continued health, together with your teachers and priests,

Words: maithilo — of Mithilā; janako — Janaka; rājā — the king; sāgnihotrapuraskṛtaḥ — with the agnihotra fire placed before (him); kuśalaṃ — welfare, well-being; cāvyayaṃ — and continued, imperishable (health); caiva — and; sopādhyāyapurohitam — together with (your) teachers and priests

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.