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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.15

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

2.13.15

iti teṣu bruvāṇeṣu sārvabhaumān mahīpatīn
abravīt tān idaṃ sarvān sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ

While they were speaking thus, Sumantra, honored by the king, said this to all those sovereign lords of the earth:

Words: iti — thus; teṣu — while they; bruvāṇeṣu — were speaking; sārvabhaumān — the universal sovereigns; mahīpatīn — the lords of earth; abravīt — said; tān — to them; idaṃ — this; sarvān — all; sumantro — Sumantra; rājasatkṛtaḥ — honored by the king

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.