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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: The abhiṣeka awaits Daśaratha. Priests and dignitaries gather with the sacred waters, the King fails to appear and Sumantra is sent for Rāma

In the sequence: sacred waters, including water from the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, are gathered with the offerings; the throne, tiger skin, white parasol, fan, ceremonial animals, maidens, and musicians are ready

2.13.12

ikṣvākūṇāṃ yathā rājye saṃbhriyetābhiṣecanam
tathā jātīyām ādāya rājaputrābhiṣecanam

Just as, in the kingdom of the Ikṣvākus, a consecration is customarily furnished, so, taking up (materials) of that same kind, the prince's consecration was made ready.

Words: ikṣvākūṇāṃ — of the Ikṣvākus; yathā — just as, in the manner in which; rājye — in the kingdom; saṃbhriyetābhiṣecanam — a consecration should be furnished; tathā — so, likewise; jātīyām — of that same kind; ādāya — having taken up; rājaputrābhiṣecanam — the prince's consecration

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.