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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.27

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.

2.14.27

kareṇumātaṅgarathāśvasaṃkulaṃ mahājanaughaiḥ paripūrṇacatvaram
prabhūtaratnaṃ bahupaṇyasaṃcayaṃ dadarśa rāmo ruciraṃ mahāpatham

Rāma beheld the lovely high road, crowded with she-elephants, tuskers, chariots, and horses, its squares filled with great throngs of people, abounding in jewels and heaped with many wares.

Words: kareṇumātaṅgarathāśvasaṃkulaṃ — crowded with she-elephants, tuskers, chariots, and horses; mahājanaughaiḥ — with great throngs of people; paripūrṇacatvaram — its squares quite full; prabhūtaratnaṃ — abounding in jewels; bahupaṇyasaṃcayaṃ — heaped with many wares; dadarśa — beheld; rāmo — Rāma; ruciraṃ — lovely; mahāpatham — the high road

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.