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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.23

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: on behalf of each son he gives a hundred thousand cows, four hundred thousand in all, each with gilded horns, a calf, and a bronze milk pail → he adds other gifts and stands among his prepared sons like Prajāpati among the guardians of the world.

1.71.23

vittam anyac ca subahu dvijebhyo raghunandanaḥ
dadau godānam uddiśya putrāṇāṃ putravatsalaḥ

And much other wealth the delight of the Raghus, fond of his sons, gave to the twice-born, dedicating it as part of the cow-gift rite on his sons' behalf.

Words: vittam — wealth; anyac — other; ca — and; subahu — very much, abundant; dvijebhyo — to the twice-born (brahmins); raghunandanaḥ — the delight of the Raghus; dadau — gave; godānam — the cow-gift rite; uddiśya — dedicating, with reference to; putrāṇāṃ — of the sons; putravatsalaḥ — fond of his sons

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.