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[Preparations for the marriage of the four sons of king Dasaratha.]

tamuktavantaṅ vaidēhaṅ viśvāmitrō mahāmuni:.

uvāca vacanaṅ vīraṅ vasiṣṭhasahitō nṛpam৷৷1.72.1৷৷

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mahāmuni: mighty ascetic, viśvāmitra: Visvamitra, vasiṣṭhasahita: accompanied by Vasista, uktavantam thus spoken, vīram valiant, vaidēham king of Videha, nṛpam addressing king Janaka, vacanam words, uvāca said.

When Janaka the valiant king of Videha thus spoke (on the genealogy of his family) the mighty ascetic Viswamitra accompanied by Vasishta said to Janaka: