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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.22

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: Lakṣmaṇa stands behind him with the parasol and fan while the crowds cheer and speak of the good fortune ahead.

2.14.22

chatracāmarapāṇis tu lakṣmaṇo rāghavānujaḥ
jugopa bhrātaraṃ bhrātā ratham āsthāya pṛṣṭhataḥ

Lakṣmaṇa, Rāghava's younger brother, parasol and yak-tail fan in hand, guarded his brother, mounting the chariot behind him.

Words: chatracāmarapāṇis — with parasol and fan in hand; tu — and; lakṣmaṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; rāghavānujaḥ — Rāghava's younger brother; jugopa — guarded; bhrātaraṃ — (his) brother; bhrātā — the brother; ratham — the chariot; āsthāya — having mounted; pṛṣṭhataḥ — from behind

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.