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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.8.16

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 8: Daśaratha seeks sons: Sumantra’s prophecy. Daśaratha proposes a sacrifice for sons, Sumantra recalls Sanatkumāra’s prophecy and the story of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s arrival in drought-stricken Aṅga

In the sequence: they advise bringing Ṛṣyaśṛṅga and marrying him to the King's daughter Śāntā

1.8.16

ānāyya ca mahīpāla ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ susatkṛtam
prayaccha kanyāṃ śāntāṃ vai vidhinā susamāhitaḥ

“And O protector of the earth, having had Ṛṣyaśṛṅga brought and well honoured, give him your daughter Śāntā according to rule, with full attentiveness.”

Words: ānāyya — having caused to be brought; ca — and; mahīpāla — O protector of the earth; ṛṣyaśṛṅgaṃ — Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; susatkṛtam — well honoured; prayaccha — give, bestow; kanyāṃ — the maiden, daughter; śāntāṃ — Śāntā; vai — indeed; vidhinā — according to rule; susamāhitaḥ — with full attentiveness, composed

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.