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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.73.4

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 73: Paraśurāma: Omens and the encounter on the road home. Janaka gives bridal wealth and the company leaves Mithilā, mixed omens and a dust-darkened sky precede Paraśurāma’s armed appearance

In the sequence: Janaka gives abundant bridal wealth: cows, woollen blankets, linen, elephants, horses, chariots, attendants, gold, pearls, and coral → the Kings part, and Daśaratha sets out with his sons, the ṛṣis, and the army

1.73.4

kambalānāṃ ca mukhyānāṃ kṣaumakoṭyambarāṇi ca
hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ divyarūpaṃ svalaṃkṛtam

and choice woollen blankets, and tens of millions of linen garments, and elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers, of divine appearance and well adorned.

Words: kambalānāṃ — of woollen blankets; ca — and; mukhyānāṃ — choice, best; kṣaumakoṭyambarāṇi — ten-million linen garments; ca — and; hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ — elephants, horses, chariots and infantry; divyarūpaṃ — of divine form; svalaṃkṛtam — well adorned

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.