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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.11

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

2.107.11

balaṃ ca tad anāhūtaṃ gajāśvarathasaṃkulam
prayayau bharate yāte sarve ca puravāsinaḥ

And that army, unbidden, thronged with elephants, horses, and chariots, set out when Bharata departed, and so did all the townsfolk.

Words: balaṃ ca tad — and that army; anāhūtaṃ — unbidden, uncalled; gajāśvarathasaṃkulam — thronged with elephants, horses, and chariots; prayayau — set out; bharate yāte — when Bharata had gone; sarve ca — and all; puravāsinaḥ — the townsfolk

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.