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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.76.8

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 76: Return to Ayodhyā: The couples’ reception and married life. Rāma gives the bow to Varuṇa and comforts Daśaratha, Ayodhyā welcomes the couples and Rāma & Sītā grow in mutual affection

In the sequence: Kausalyā, Sumitrā, Kaikeyī, and the other palace women welcome Sītā, Ūrmilā, Māṇḍavī, and Śrutakīrti

1.76.8

kausalyā ca sumitrā ca kaikeyī ca sumadhyamā
vadhūpratigrahe yuktā yāś cānyā rājayoṣitaḥ

Kausalyā, Sumitrā, and the fair-waisted Kaikeyī, and whatever other royal ladies there were, busied themselves with the reception of the brides.

Words: kausalyā — Kausalyā; ca — and; sumitrā — Sumitrā; ca — and; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; ca — and; sumadhyamā — the fair-waisted; vadhūpratigrahe — in the reception of the brides; yuktā — engaged, intent; yāś — which; cānyā — and other; rājayoṣitaḥ — royal ladies

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.