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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.15.7

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: they urge him to follow his ancestors' example and say that seeing him installed matters more than feasts or wealth

2.15.7

alam adya hi bhuktena paramārthair alaṃ ca naḥ
yathā paśyāma niryāntaṃ rāmaṃ rājye pratiṣṭhitam

“Enough now of eating, and enough too for us of the greatest possessions, if only we may see Rāma go forth established in the kingship.”

Words: alam — enough; adya — now, today; hi — indeed; bhuktena — with food, eating; paramārthair — with the greatest goods; alaṃ — enough; ca — and; naḥ — for us; yathā — so that, if only; paśyāma — we may see; niryāntaṃ — going forth; rāmaṃ — Rāma; rājye — in the kingship; pratiṣṭhitam — established, installed

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.