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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.7
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: they depart after receiving Rāma's respect
2.104.7
etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ gandharvāḥ samaharṣayaḥ
rājarṣayaś caiva tathā sarve svāṃ svāṃ gatiṃ gatāḥ
Having spoken thus much, the gandharvas together with the great sages, and likewise the royal sages, all went each to his own abode.
Words: etāvad — this much; uktvā — having spoken; vacanaṃ — word; gandharvāḥ — gandharvas; samaharṣayaḥ — together with the great sages; rājarṣayaś — royal sages; caiva — and indeed; tathā — likewise; sarve — all; svāṃ svāṃ — each his own; gatiṃ — abode, path; gatāḥ — went
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.