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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.12.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Daśaratha summons Rāma. Kaikeyī insists on the promise, Daśaratha repudiates her & Bharata, Sumantra leaves unaware of the exile

In the sequence: Kaikeyī directs Sumantra to fetch Rāma → Sumantra sees the King's distress but does not understand its cause; he leaves believing the summons concerns the abhiṣeka.

2.12.24

tataḥ purastāt sahasā vinirgato mahīpatīn dvāragatān vilokayan
dadarśa paurān vividhān mahādhanān upasthitān dvāram upetya viṣṭhitān

Then, having suddenly come forth in front, gazing at the kings who stood at the gate, he saw the many wealthy townsfolk who had approached and, having come up to the gate, were waiting there.

Words: tataḥ — then; purastāt — in front, forward; sahasā — suddenly; vinirgato — having come forth; mahīpatīn — the kings, lords of earth; dvāragatān — standing at the gate; vilokayan — gazing at; dadarśa — saw; paurān — the townsfolk, citizens; vividhān — various, many; mahādhanān — very wealthy; upasthitān — present, who had approached; dvāram — the gate; upetya — having come up to; viṣṭhitān — standing, waiting

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.