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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.15

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: Rāma assumes they are discussing his abhiṣeka and that Kaikeyī is helping the arrangements → he reassures Sītā and takes leave of her

2.14.15

yādṛśī pariṣat tatra tādṛśo dūta āgataḥ
dhruvam adyaiva māṃ rājā yauvarājye 'bhiṣekṣyati

Such is the assembly there, and such the messenger who has come; surely this very day the king will consecrate me to the heir-apparency.

Words: yādṛśī — of what kind; pariṣat — the assembly; tatra — there; tādṛśo — of such kind; dūta — the messenger; āgataḥ — has come; dhruvam — surely; adyaiva — this very day; māṃ — me; rājā — the king; yauvarājye — to the heir-apparency; 'bhiṣekṣyati — will consecrate

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.