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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.17

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.

1.68.17

rājā ca rāghavau putrau niśāmya pariharṣitaḥ
uvāsa paramaprīto janakena supūjitaḥ

And the king (Daśaratha), gazing upon his two Rāghava sons, greatly delighted, dwelt there supremely pleased, well honored by Janaka.

Words: rājā — the king; ca — and; rāghavau — the two Rāghavas; putrau — the two sons; niśāmya — having beheld; pariharṣitaḥ — greatly delighted; uvāsa — dwelt, stayed; paramaprīto — supremely pleased; janakena — by Janaka; supūjitaḥ — well honored

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.