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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.6

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

1.67.6

pṛṣṭvā kuśalam avyagraṃ vaideho mithilādhipaḥ
kauśikānumate vākyaṃ bhavantam idam abravīt

Having calmly inquired after (your) welfare, the Videha king, lord of Mithilā, with Kauśika's assent, said this word to your honor:

Words: pṛṣṭvā — having inquired; kuśalam — welfare; avyagraṃ — calmly, unperturbed; vaideho — the Videha (king); mithilādhipaḥ — lord of Mithilā; kauśikānumate — with Kauśika's assent; vākyaṃ — word; bhavantam — to your honor; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.