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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.71.8

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

1.71.8

ubhayor api rājendra saṃbandhenānubadhyatām
ikṣvākukulam avyagraṃ bhavataḥ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ

By the union of both (families), O lord of kings, let the Ikṣvāku house be bound firmly to you, whose deeds are meritorious.

Words: ubhayor — of both; api — also; rājendra — O lord of kings; saṃbandhenānubadhyatām — let (it) be bound by union; ikṣvākukulam — the Ikṣvāku house; avyagraṃ — steadily, firmly; bhavataḥ — of you; puṇyakarmaṇaḥ — of meritorious deeds

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.