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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 14: Rāma answers the summons. Expecting his abhiṣeka and assuming Kaikeyī’s support, Rāma takes leave of Sītā and rides out with Lakṣmaṇa

In the sequence: he says that Daśaratha and Kaikeyī wish to see Rāma immediately

2.14.10

prāñjalis tu sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvā vihāraśayanāsane
rājaputram uvācedaṃ sumantro rājasatkṛtaḥ

With hands joined, having asked after his ease in his pleasures, his bed and his seat, Sumantra, honoured by the king, said this to the prince:

Words: prāñjalis — with joined hands; tu — and; sukhaṃ — comfort, ease; pṛṣṭvā — having asked after; vihāraśayanāsane — regarding pleasure, bed, and seat; rājaputram — the prince; uvācedaṃ — said this; sumantro — Sumantra; rājasatkṛtaḥ — honoured by the king

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.