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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.2

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: At dawn Daśaratha orders the treasurers to travel ahead with wealth and jewels and the fourfold army to prepare → Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, Jābāli, Kāśyapa, Mārkaṇḍeya, and Kātyāyana are to lead the company of brāhmaṇas

1.68.2

adya sarve dhanādhyakṣā dhanam ādāya puṣkalam
vrajantv agre suvihitā nānāratnasamanvitāḥ

“Today let all the treasurers, taking abundant wealth, well-arranged and provided with various jewels, go in front.

Words: adya — today; sarve — all; dhanādhyakṣā — the treasurers; dhanam — wealth; ādāya — having taken; puṣkalam — abundant; vrajantv — let them go; agre — in front; suvihitā — well-arranged, well-equipped; nānāratnasamanvitāḥ — provided with various jewels

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.