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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.15.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 15: Rāma enters the palace. He passes through the celebrating city and enters Daśaratha’s inner rooms, the citizens wait for his return

In the sequence: he reaches Daśaratha's palace, dismisses the accompanying crowd, and enters the inner rooms → outside, the citizens wait happily for him to reappear.

2.15.14

tataḥ praviṣṭe pitur antikaṃ tadā janaḥ sa sarvo mudito nṛpātmaje
pratīkṣate tasya punaḥ sma nirgamaṃ yathodayaṃ candramasaḥ saritpatiḥ

Then, when he had entered his father's presence, all those people, delighted in the prince, awaited his coming forth again, as the ocean, lord of rivers, awaits the rising of the moon.

Words: tataḥ — then; praviṣṭe — when he had entered; pitur — of his father; antikaṃ — the presence, near; tadā — then; janaḥ — the people; sa — that; sarvo — all; mudito — delighted; nṛpātmaje — in the prince; pratīkṣate — awaits; tasya — his; punaḥ — again; sma — (particle); nirgamaṃ — coming forth, exit; yathodayaṃ — as for the rising; candramasaḥ — of the moon; saritpatiḥ — the lord of rivers (the ocean)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.