Chapter 33 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 33.9

विसृज्य कन्याः काकुत्स्थ राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः॥ मन्त्रज्ञो मन्त्रयामास प्रदानं सह मन्त्रिभिः। देशे काले च कर्तव्यं सदृशे प्रतिपादनम्॥

visṛjya kanyāḥ kākutstha rājā tridaśavikramaḥ|| mantrajño mantrayāmāsa pradānaṃ saha mantribhiḥ| deśe kāle ca kartavyaṃ sadṛśe pratipādanam||

English Meaning

Then dismissing his daughters, the king endowed with the prowess of celestials, and versed in counsel, began to consult with his counsellors about the bestowal of his daughters, in respect of time and place and person and equability of lineage.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)