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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.73.8

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 73: Paraśurāma: Omens and the encounter on the road home. Janaka gives bridal wealth and the company leaves Mithilā, mixed omens and a dust-darkened sky precede Paraśurāma’s armed appearance

In the sequence: Janaka gives abundant bridal wealth: cows, woollen blankets, linen, elephants, horses, chariots, attendants, gold, pearls, and coral → the Kings part, and Daśaratha sets out with his sons, the ṛṣis, and the army

1.73.8

ṛṣīn sarvān puraskṛtya jagāma sabalānugaḥ
gacchantaṃ tu naravyāghraṃ sarṣisaṃghaṃ sarāghavam

placing all the seers before him, set out with his army and retinue. As the tiger among men went on, with his host of seers and with the Rāghavas (his sons),

Words: ṛṣīn — the seers; sarvān — all; puraskṛtya — placing in front, at the head; jagāma — went, set out; sabalānugaḥ — with his army and retinue; gacchantaṃ — (as he was) going; tu — and; naravyāghraṃ — the tiger among men; sarṣisaṃghaṃ — with the host of seers; sarāghavam — with the Rāghavas (his sons)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.