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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.7

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

1.67.7

pūrvaṃ pratijñā viditā vīryaśulkā mamātmajā
rājānaś ca kṛtāmarṣā nirvīryā vimukhīkṛtāḥ

“My vow is already known — that my daughter's bride-price is valor; and the kings, made indignant, powerless, were turned away.

Words: pūrvaṃ — formerly, already; pratijñā — the vow; viditā — known; vīryaśulkā — (whose) bride-price is valor; mamātmajā — my daughter; rājānaś ca — and kings; kṛtāmarṣā — made indignant; nirvīryā — powerless; vimukhīkṛtāḥ — turned away, rebuffed

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.