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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Vivāha: Four matches, śrāddha and godāna. Two additional matches unite all four brothers with brides, Janaka affirms shared ownership and the munis’ authority, Daśaratha performs śrāddha and godāna

In the sequence: Janaka agrees with Vasiṣṭha's approval → all four weddings will take place together on the appointed Phalgunī day

1.71.10

sadṛśaṃ kulasaṃbandhaṃ yad ājñāpayathaḥ svayam
evaṃ bhavatu bhadraṃ vaḥ kuśadhvajasute ime
patnyau bhajetāṃ sahitau śatrughnabharatāv ubhau

Since you yourselves ordain this fitting family union, so let it be — blessings on you: let these two daughters of Kuśadhvaja become the wives of the two, Śatrughna and Bharata, together.

Words: sadṛśaṃ — fitting, matching; kulasaṃbandhaṃ — family union; yad — which, since; ājñāpayathaḥ — you two ordain, command; svayam — yourselves; evaṃ — so, thus; bhavatu — let it be; bhadraṃ vaḥ — blessings on you; kuśadhvajasute — the two daughters of Kuśadhvaja; ime — these two; patnyau — (as) wives; bhajetāṃ — let the two obtain, share; sahitau — together (dual); śatrughnabharatāv — Śatrughna and Bharata; ubhau — both

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.