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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.5

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

1.67.5

muhur muhur madhurayā snehasaṃyuktayā girā
janakas tvāṃ mahārāja pṛcchate sapuraḥsaram

again and again, in a sweet voice full of affection, Janaka inquires after you, O great king, together with your retinue.

Words: muhur muhur — again and again; madhurayā — sweet; snehasaṃyuktayā — full of affection; girā — with voice; janakas — Janaka; tvāṃ — you; mahārāja — O great king; pṛcchate — inquires after; sapuraḥsaram — together with (your) retinue

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.