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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Rāma’s abhiṣeka announced. Daśaratha orders preparations and counsels Rāma on self-restraint, ministers and the welfare of his subjects

In the sequence: Delighted by the assembly's support, Daśaratha asks Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva to prepare the ceremony during the spring month of Caitra

2.3.1

teṣām ajñalipadmāni pragṛhītāni sarvaśaḥ
pratigṛhyābravīd rājā tebhyaḥ priyahitaṃ vacaḥ

Accepting the lotus-like joined palms that they all held out, the king spoke to them words both kind and beneficial:

Words: teṣām — their; ajñalipadmāni — the lotuses of joined palms; pragṛhītāni — held out, raised; sarvaśaḥ — altogether, on all sides; pratigṛhyābravīd — having accepted, said; rājā — the king; tebhyaḥ — to them; priyahitaṃ — kind and beneficial; vacaḥ — words, speech

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.