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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.18

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.

1.68.18

janako 'pi mahātejāḥ kriyā dharmeṇa tattvavit
yajñasya ca sutābhyāṃ ca kṛtvā rātrim uvāsa ha

And Janaka too, of great splendor, the knower of truth, having performed according to dharma the rites of the sacrifice and (the rites) for his two daughters, passed the night.

Words: janako — Janaka; 'pi — too; mahātejāḥ — of great splendor; kriyā — the rites, ceremonies; dharmeṇa — according to dharma; tattvavit — the knower of truth; yajñasya — of the sacrifice; ca — and; sutābhyāṃ — for the two daughters; ca — and; kṛtvā — having performed; rātrim — (through) the night; uvāsa — dwelt, passed; ha — indeed

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.