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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.2

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: Viśvāmitra, with Vasiṣṭha, praises the fitness of the two dynasties' alliance

1.71.2

acintyāny aprameyāni kulāni narapuṃgava
ikṣvākūṇāṃ videhānāṃ naiṣāṃ tulyo 'sti kaś cana

Beyond thought and beyond measure, O bull among men, are the lineages of the Ikṣvākus and the Videhas; there is none equal to them.

Words: acintyāny — beyond thought, inconceivable; aprameyāni — beyond measure, immeasurable; kulāni — lineages; narapuṃgava — O bull among men; ikṣvākūṇāṃ — of the Ikṣvākus; videhānāṃ — of the Videhas; naiṣāṃ — not of these; tulyo — equal; 'sti — there is; kaś cana — anyone

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.