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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.10.13

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Daśaratha brings Ṛṣyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā. Daśaratha visits Romapāda in Aṅga, asks for Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s help with the sacrifice and brings the ṛṣi & Śāntā to Ayodhyā

In the sequence: with Vasiṣṭha's approval, Daśaratha travels with his household and advisers across forests and rivers to Aṅga → there he sees Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, radiant like fire, beside Romapāda

1.10.13

anumānya vasiṣṭhaṃ ca sūtavākyaṃ niśamya ca
sāntaḥpuraḥ sahāmātyaḥ prayayau yatra sa dvijaḥ

Having gained Vasiṣṭha's assent and heard the charioteer's words, together with his harem and counsellors he set out to where that brahmin was.

Words: anumānya — having gained the assent of, honoured; vasiṣṭhaṃ — Vasiṣṭha; ca — and; sūtavākyaṃ — the charioteer's words; niśamya — having heard; ca — and; sāntaḥpuraḥ — together with his harem; sahāmātyaḥ — together with his counsellors; prayayau — set out; yatra — where; sa — that; dvijaḥ — brahmin

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.