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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.70.7

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

1.70.7

bṛhadrathasya śūro 'bhūn mahāvīraḥ pratāpavān
mahāvīrasya dhṛtimān sudhṛtiḥ satyavikramaḥ

Bṛhadratha's (son) was the hero Mahāvīra, valorous; Mahāvīra's steadfast (son) was Sudhṛti, whose valour was true.

Words: bṛhadrathasya — of Bṛhadratha; śūro — hero; 'bhūn — became; mahāvīraḥ — Mahāvīra; pratāpavān — valorous, mighty; mahāvīrasya — of Mahāvīra; dhṛtimān — the steadfast; sudhṛtiḥ — Sudhṛti; satyavikramaḥ — of true valour

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.