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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.28

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.

2.13.28

tad adrikūṭācalameghasaṃnibhaṃ mahāvimānottamaveśmasaṃghavat
avāryamāṇaḥ praviveśa sārathiḥ prabhūtaratnaṃ makaro yathārṇavam

The charioteer entered, unhindered, that mansion—resembling a mountain-peak or a motionless cloud, holding a cluster of great and splendid palatial buildings and abounding in gems—as a sea-monster enters the gem-filled ocean.

Words: tad — that; adrikūṭācalameghasaṃnibhaṃ — resembling a mountain-peak or a motionless cloud; mahāvimānottamaveśmasaṃghavat — holding a cluster of great and excellent palatial mansions; avāryamāṇaḥ — unhindered, not being stopped; praviveśa — entered; sārathiḥ — the charioteer; prabhūtaratnaṃ — abounding in gems; makaro — a sea-monster, makara; yathārṇavam — as (enters) the ocean

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.