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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.6

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: Sumantra is admitted through the guarded courtyards and finds Rāma seated with Sītā beside him

2.14.6

taṃ vaiśravaṇasaṃkāśam upaviṣṭaṃ svalaṃkṛtam
dādarśa sūtaḥ paryaṅke sauvaṇo sottaracchade

The charioteer beheld him — resembling Vaiśravaṇa, seated, well-adorned, upon a golden couch spread with a fine coverlet.

Words: taṃ — him; vaiśravaṇasaṃkāśam — resembling Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera); upaviṣṭaṃ — seated; svalaṃkṛtam — well-adorned; dādarśa — beheld; sūtaḥ — the charioteer; paryaṅke — on a couch; sauvaṇo — golden; sottaracchade — with an upper coverlet

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.