← 1.73.4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa 73: Paraśurāma: Omens and the encounter on the road home · 1.73.6 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.73.5

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

1.73.5

dadau kanyā pitā tāsāṃ dāsīdāsam anuttamam
hiraṇyasya suvarṇasya muktānāṃ vidrumasya ca

The father of those maidens gave incomparable menservants and maidservants, and (much) of gold and wrought gold, of pearls and of coral.

Words: dadau — gave; kanyā — of the maidens; pitā — the father; tāsāṃ — of those; dāsīdāsam — maidservants and menservants; anuttamam — incomparable; hiraṇyasya — of gold; suvarṇasya — of wrought gold; muktānāṃ — of pearls; vidrumasya — of coral; ca — and

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.