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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.15

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 rises with joined palms, declares himself always the disciple of Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra, and offers them seats of honor → he declares that his city belongs to Daśaratha just as Ayodhyā belongs to him, and assures the two munis of their authority to act as is fitting → Daśaratha praises both brothers' hospitality and asks leave to perform śrāddha rites

1.71.15

yathā daśarathasyeyaṃ tathāyodhyā purī mama
prabhutve nāsit saṃdeho yathārhaṃ kartum arhathaḥ

As this city Ayodhyā is Daśaratha's, so it is mine; over its lordship let there be no doubt — you two may act in it as you see fit.

Words: yathā — as; daśarathasyeyaṃ — this (is) Daśaratha's; tathāyodhyā — so Ayodhyā; purī — city; mama — mine; prabhutve — in the lordship, authority; nāsit — there is no; saṃdeho — doubt; yathārhaṃ — as is fitting; kartum — to act, do; arhathaḥ — you two may, ought

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.