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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.7
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: he takes leave of the Queens and departs with Śatrughna, priests, and advisers
2.107.7
mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam
abravīt sārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatām iti
Hearing the counselors' words, welcome and just as he wished, he said to the charioteer: “Let my chariot be yoked.”
Words: mantriṇāṃ — of the counselors; vacanaṃ — the word; śrutvā — having heard; yathābhilaṣitaṃ — just as desired; priyam — welcome, pleasing; abravīt — spoke; sārathiṃ — to the charioteer; vākyaṃ — word; ratho me — my chariot; yujyatām — let it be yoked; iti — thus
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.