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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.5

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

1.68.5

ete dvijāḥ prayāntv agre syandanaṃ yojayasva me
yathā kālātyayo na syād dūtā hi tvarayanti mām

let these brahmins go in front; yoke my chariot, so that there be no delay, for the messengers are urging me on.”

Words: ete — these; dvijāḥ — brahmins (twice-born); prayāntv — let them go forth; agre — in front; syandanaṃ — the chariot; yojayasva — yoke, harness; me — my; yathā — so that; kālātyayo — lapse of time, delay; na syād — there be not; dūtā — the messengers; hi — for; tvarayanti — urge on, hasten; mām — me

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.