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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.70.5

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: he begins with Nimi, Mithi, the first Janaka, Udāvasu, Nandivardhana, Suketu, Devarāta, Bṛhadratha, Mahāvīra, Sudhṛti, Dhṛṣṭaketu, and Haryaśva

1.70.5

udāvasos tu dharmātmā jāto vai nandivardhanaḥ
nandivardhana putras tu suketur nāma nāmataḥ

From Udāvasu was born the righteous Nandivardhana; and Nandivardhana's son was named Suketu.

Words: udāvasos — of Udāvasu; tu — and; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled; jāto — was born; vai — indeed; nandivardhanaḥ — Nandivardhana; nandivardhana — of Nandivardhana; putras — son; tu — and; suketur — Suketu; nāma — by name; nāmataḥ — by name

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.