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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.8

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

2.14.8

sthitayā pārśvataś cāpi vālavyajanahastayā
upetaṃ sītayā bhūyaś citrayā śaśinaṃ yathā

and attended too by Sītā standing at his side, a yak-tail fan in her hand — like the moon accompanied by the star Citrā.

Words: sthitayā — by (her) standing; pārśvataś — at (his) side; cāpi — and also; vālavyajanahastayā — with a yak-tail fan in hand; upetaṃ — attended, accompanied; sītayā — by Sītā; bhūyaś — moreover; citrayā — by (the star) Citrā; śaśinaṃ — the moon; yathā — as, like

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.