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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 104: Bharata receives Rāma’s sandals. Rāma steps into the gold-adorned sandals and returns them, Bharata circles him and prepares to depart

In the sequence: Rāma embraces him and assures him that his natural ability, education, and advisers make him capable of governing

2.104.17

amātyaiś ca suhṛdbhiś ca buddhimadbhiś ca mantribhiḥ
sarvakāryāṇi saṃmantrya sumahānty api kāraya

Taking counsel on all matters with ministers, friends, and wise counselors, have even the very greatest affairs carried out.

Words: amātyaiś — with ministers; ca — and; suhṛdbhiś — with friends; ca — and; buddhimadbhiś — with the wise; ca — and; mantribhiḥ — with counselors; sarvakāryāṇi — all affairs; saṃmantrya — having taken counsel; sumahānty — even the very great; api — even; kāraya — have (them) done

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.