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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 107: Bharata establishes rule at Nandigrāma. He places Rāma’s sandals on the throne, governs in their name and wears bark and matted hair while awaiting Rāma’s return

In the sequence: the army and many citizens follow, while Bharata carries the sandals with honor

2.107.10

agrato puravas tatra vasiṣṭha pramukhā dvijāḥ
prayayuḥ prāṅmukhāḥ sarve nandigrāmo yato 'bhavat

There in front the townsmen, and the brahmins headed by Vasiṣṭha, all went facing east, toward where Nandigrāma lay.

Words: agrato — in front; puravas — the townsmen; tatra — there; vasiṣṭha pramukhā — headed by Vasiṣṭha; dvijāḥ — the brahmins; prayayuḥ — went forth; prāṅmukhāḥ — facing east; sarve — all; nandigrāmo — Nandigrāma; yato — where; 'bhavat — was

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.