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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.22

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: Daśaratha says he has not been asleep and again orders Rāma brought to him

2.13.22

sa rājavacanaṃ śrutvā śirasā pratipūjya tam
nirjagāma nṛpāvāsān manyamānaḥ priyaṃ mahat

Hearing the king's command and honoring him with a bow of his head, he went forth from the king's dwelling, deeming it a great favor.

Words: sa — he; rājavacanaṃ — the king's command; śrutvā — having heard; śirasā — with his head; pratipūjya — having honored, saluted; tam — him; nirjagāma — went forth; nṛpāvāsān — from the king's dwelling; manyamānaḥ — deeming, considering; priyaṃ — a favor, dear thing; mahat — great

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.