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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.16

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Vivāha: Daśaratha arrives in Mithilā. Daśaratha arrives with wealth, ṛṣis and the army, Janaka welcomes the alliance and completes preparations while Daśaratha reunites with his sons

In the sequence: the munis enjoy their reunion → Daśaratha spends the night delighted to see Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa again → Janaka completes the necessary sacrificial and family preparations.

1.68.16

tataḥ sarve munigaṇāḥ parasparasamāgame
harṣeṇa mahatā yuktās tāṃ niśām avasan sukham

Then all the throngs of sages, filled with great joy at their mutual meeting, passed that night happily.

Words: tataḥ — then; sarve — all; munigaṇāḥ — the throngs of sages; parasparasamāgame — at the mutual meeting; harṣeṇa mahatā — with great joy; yuktās — filled, joined; tāṃ niśām — that night; avasan — dwelt, passed; sukham — happily

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.