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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.14

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: when Daśaratha fails to appear, the gathering asks who will announce them, and Sumantra approaches the inner apartments

2.13.14

na paśyāmaś ca rājānam uditaś ca divākaraḥ
yauvarājyābhiṣekaś ca sajjo rāmasya dhīmataḥ

“We do not see the king, and the sun has risen, and the consecration of wise Rāma to the heir-apparency is all ready.”

Words: na — not; paśyāmaś — we see; ca — and; rājānam — the king; uditaś — risen; ca — and; divākaraḥ — the sun (day-maker); yauvarājyābhiṣekaś — the consecration to the heir-apparency; ca — and; sajjo — ready; rāmasya — of Rāma; dhīmataḥ — wise

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.