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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.9

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: Janaka rejoices in the family alliance and proposes the marriage after the sacrifice's conclusion

1.68.9

svāgataṃ te mahārāja diṣṭyā prāpto 'si rāghava
putrayor ubhayoḥ prītiṃ lapsyase vīryanirjitām

“Welcome to you, O great king; by good fortune you have arrived, O Rāghava; you will gain the joy of both your sons, won by their valor.

Words: svāgataṃ te — welcome to you; mahārāja — O great king; diṣṭyā — by good fortune; prāpto 'si — you have arrived; rāghava — O Rāghava; putrayor — of the two sons; ubhayoḥ — of both; prītiṃ — joy; lapsyase — you will gain; vīryanirjitām — won by valor

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.