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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.70.13

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 70: Vivāha: The Videha lineage and the wedding date. Janaka recounts the Videha lineage and Kuśadhvaja’s accession, offers Sītā & Ūrmilā and appoints the wedding day and preparatory rites

In the sequence: the line continues through Maru, Pratīndhaka, Kīrtiratha, Devamīḍha, Vibudha, Mahīdhraka, Kīrtirāta, Mahāromā, Svarṇaromā, and Hrasvaromā → Hrasvaromā was the father of himself and Kuśadhvaja. Janaka recalls that his father installed him as King, entrusted the younger brother to his care, and retired to the forest

1.70.13

tasya putradvayaṃ jajñe dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ
jyeṣṭho 'ham anujo bhrātā mama vīraḥ kuśadhvajaḥ

To him, that great-souled knower of dharma, were born two sons: I am the elder, and my younger brother is the hero Kuśadhvaja.

Words: tasya — his; putradvayaṃ — a pair of sons; jajñe — was born; dharmajñasya — of the knower of dharma; mahātmanaḥ — of the great-souled; jyeṣṭho — the elder; 'ham — I; anujo — younger; bhrātā — brother; mama — my; vīraḥ — the hero; kuśadhvajaḥ — Kuśadhvaja

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.