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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.11.14
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 11: Aśvamedha yajña: Release of the horse and preparations. Ṛṣyaśṛṅga orders the horse released, Daśaratha commissions the sacrificial ground on the Sarayū’s northern bank and warns that ritual errors endanger the patron
In the sequence: Daśaratha orders capable attendants to oversee the horse and directs that the sacrificial ground be prepared on the Sarayū's northern bank
1.11.14
gurūṇāṃ vacanāc chīghraṃ saṃbhārāḥ saṃbhriyantu me
samarthādhiṣṭhitaś cāśvaḥ sopādhyāyo vimucyatām
“By the word of my elders let the requisites be quickly gathered for me; and let the horse be released, overseen by capable men and attended by the teachers.
Words: gurūṇāṃ — of my elders, gurus; vacanāc — by the word; chīghraṃ — quickly; saṃbhārāḥ — the requisites; saṃbhriyantu — let them be gathered; me — for me; samarthādhiṣṭhitaś — overseen by capable men; cāśvaḥ — and the horse; sopādhyāyo — attended by the teachers; vimucyatām — let it be released
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.