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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.16

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

1.71.16

tathā bruvati vaidehe janake raghunandanaḥ
rājā daśaratho hṛṣṭaḥ pratyuvāca mahīpatim

As the Videha king Janaka spoke thus, the delight of the Raghus, King Daśaratha, delighted, replied to the lord of the earth:

Words: tathā — thus, so; bruvati — (as he was) speaking (loc. abs.); vaidehe — the Videha king (loc. abs.); janake — Janaka (loc. abs.); raghunandanaḥ — the delight of the Raghus; rājā — king; daśaratho — Daśaratha; hṛṣṭaḥ — delighted, pleased; pratyuvāca — replied; mahīpatim — the lord of the earth

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.