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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.15.4

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: Rāma passes along the decorated royal road, acknowledging the people's greetings

2.15.4

āśīrvādān bahūñ śṛṇvan suhṛdbhiḥ samudīritān
yathārhaṃ cāpi saṃpūjya sarvān eva narān yayau

Hearing the many blessings uttered by his friends, and honouring all the people each as was fitting, he went on.

Words: āśīrvādān — blessings, benedictions; bahūñ — many; śṛṇvan — hearing; suhṛdbhiḥ — by his friends; samudīritān — uttered, spoken forth; yathārhaṃ — as is fitting, according to merit; cāpi — and also; saṃpūjya — having honoured; sarvān — all; eva — indeed; narān — the people, men; yayau — went

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.