← 2.2.13 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 2: The assembly endorses Rāma · 2.2.15 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.2.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 2: The assembly endorses Rāma. Daśaratha proposes handing over responsibility, the assembly praises Rāma’s character and care for his subjects

In the sequence: the assembled rulers enthusiastically agree and urge him to install Rāma

2.2.14

tasya dharmārthaviduṣo bhāvam ājñāya sarvaśaḥ
ūcuś ca manasā jñātvā vṛddhaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam

Fully understanding the intention of that knower of dharma and artha, and having grasped it in their minds, they spoke to the aged King Daśaratha:

Words: tasya — his; dharmārthaviduṣo — of the knower of dharma and artha; bhāvam — intention, purpose; ājñāya — having understood; sarvaśaḥ — fully, in every way; ūcuś ca — and they spoke; manasā — with the mind; jñātvā — having understood; vṛddhaṃ — the aged; daśarathaṃ — Daśaratha; nṛpam — the king

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.