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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.4

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: he proposes that Kuśadhvaja's two daughters marry Bharata and Śatrughna, binding the families still more closely

1.71.4

vaktavyaṃ na naraśreṣṭha śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama
śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama

Something more must be said, O best of men; let my words be heard.

Words: vaktavyaṃ — (something) must be said; na — not (yet said); naraśreṣṭha — O best of men; śrūyatāṃ — let (it) be heard; vacanaṃ — word; mama — my

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.