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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.26

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: Sumantra proceeds through the decorated city to Rāma's crowded residence.

2.13.26

śāradābhraghanaprakhyaṃ dīptaṃ meruguhopamam
dāmabhir varamālyānāṃ sumahadbhir alaṃkṛtam

resembling a dense autumn cloud, gleaming, like a cavern of Mount Meru, adorned with very great festoons of the finest garlands.

Words: śāradābhraghanaprakhyaṃ — resembling a dense autumn cloud; dīptaṃ — gleaming, blazing; meruguhopamam — like a cavern of Meru; dāmabhir — with festoons, wreaths; varamālyānāṃ — of the finest garlands; sumahadbhir — very great; alaṃkṛtam — adorned

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.