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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.17

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: she follows him to the door with blessings → he greets the people waiting outside and mounts his chariot

2.14.17

patisaṃmānitā sītā bhartāram asitekṣaṇā
ādvāram anuvavrāja maṅgalāny abhidadhyuṣī

Honoured by her husband, dark-eyed Sītā followed her lord to the door, uttering words of blessing.

Words: patisaṃmānitā — honoured by (her) husband; sītā — Sītā; bhartāram — (her) husband; asitekṣaṇā — dark-eyed; ādvāram — up to the door; anuvavrāja — followed; maṅgalāny — auspicious (words); abhidadhyuṣī — uttering, invoking

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.