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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.16

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: Rāma bows at his father's feet; Daśaratha embraces him and seats him before the assembled rulers

2.3.16

sa prāñjalir abhipretya praṇataḥ pitur antike
nāma svaṃ śrāvayan rāmo vavande caraṇau pituḥ

With palms joined and bowing low in his father's presence, Rāma, announcing his own name, saluted his father's feet.

Words: sa — he; prāñjalir — with palms joined; abhipretya — having approached, drawn near; praṇataḥ — bowed low, humbly; pitur — of the father; antike — near, in the presence; nāma svaṃ — his own name; śrāvayan — causing to be heard, announcing; rāmo — Rāma; vavande — saluted, paid homage to; caraṇau — the two feet; pituḥ — of the father

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.