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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.24

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.

2.14.24

sa rāghavas tatra kathāpralāpaṃ śuśrāva lokasya samāgatasya
ātmādhikārā vividhāś ca vācaḥ prahṛṣṭarūpasya pure janasya

There Rāghava heard the buzz of talk of the assembled folk, and the various words, concerning himself, of the delighted people of the city.

Words: sa — he; rāghavas — Rāghava; tatra — there; kathāpralāpaṃ — the buzz of talk; śuśrāva — heard; lokasya — of the folk; samāgatasya — of (the folk) assembled; ātmādhikārā — concerning himself; vividhāś — various; ca — and; vācaḥ — words; prahṛṣṭarūpasya — of (the people) in delight; pure — in the city; janasya — of the people

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.