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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.67.8

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

1.67.8

seyaṃ mama sutā rājan viśvāmitra puraḥsaraiḥ
yadṛcchayāgatair vīrair nirjitā tava putrakaiḥ

This daughter of mine, O king, has been won by your sons, heroes come here by chance, led by Viśvāmitra.

Words: seyaṃ — this very; mama — my; sutā — daughter; rājan — O king; viśvāmitra — Viśvāmitra; puraḥsaraiḥ — led by, having at the head; yadṛcchayāgatair — who came by chance; vīrair — by the heroes; nirjitā — won, conquered; tava — your; putrakaiḥ — by (your) sons

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.