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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.69.9
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Vivāha: Kuśadhvaja’s arrival and the Ikṣvāku lineage. Kuśadhvaja joins the assembly, Vasiṣṭha recounts the Ikṣvāku lineage and asks for Janaka’s two daughters for Rāma & Lakṣmaṇa
In the sequence: the brothers send their minister Sudāman to invite Daśaratha with his sons, advisers, and priests → Daśaratha joins the assembly and identifies Vasiṣṭha as his family’s spokesman in all undertakings → with Viśvāmitra’s leave and the other ṛṣis present, Vasiṣṭha addresses Janaka and his priest to declare Daśaratha’s lineage.
1.69.9
preṣayām āsatur vīrau mantriśreṣṭhaṃ sudāmanam
gaccha mantripate śīghram aikṣvākam amitaprabham
ātmajaiḥ saha durdharṣam ānayasva samantriṇam
The two heroes sent the best of counsellors, Sudāman: “Go quickly, chief of counsellors, and bring the unassailable descendant of Ikṣvāku of boundless splendour, together with his sons and his counsellors.”
Words: preṣayām āsatur — the two sent; vīrau — the two heroes; mantriśreṣṭhaṃ — the best of counsellors; sudāmanam — Sudāman; gaccha — go; mantripate — O chief of counsellors; śīghram — quickly; aikṣvākam — the descendant of Ikṣvāku (Daśaratha); amitaprabham — of boundless splendour; ātmajaiḥ saha — together with his sons; durdharṣam — the unassailable; ānayasva — bring; samantriṇam — together with his counsellors
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.