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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.27

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.

2.13.27

sa vājiyuktena rathena sārathir narākulaṃ rājakulaṃ vilokayan
tataḥ samāsādya mahādhanaṃ mahat prahṛṣṭaromā sa babhūva sārathiḥ

That charioteer, in his horse-yoked chariot, gazing at the royal palace thronged with people, then reaching that great and richly furnished mansion, became thrilled, his body-hair bristling with joy.

Words: sa — that; vājiyuktena — yoked with horses; rathena — with the chariot; sārathir — charioteer; narākulaṃ — thronged with people; rājakulaṃ — the royal palace; vilokayan — gazing at, surveying; tataḥ — then; samāsādya — having reached, approached; mahādhanaṃ — richly furnished, of great wealth; mahat — great; prahṛṣṭaromā — with body-hair bristling in delight; sa — he; babhūva — became; sārathiḥ — the charioteer

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.