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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.17

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

2.3.17

taṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ pārśve kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ nṛpaḥ
gṛhyāñjalau samākṛṣya sasvaje priyam ātmajam

Seeing him bowed at his side with hollowed palms joined, the king, taking him by the joined hands and drawing him near, embraced his beloved son.

Words: taṃ — him; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; praṇataṃ — bowed, bent low; pārśve — at (his) side; kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ — with hollowed palms joined; nṛpaḥ — the king; gṛhyāñjalau — having taken by the joined hands; samākṛṣya — having drawn near; sasvaje — embraced; priyam — beloved; ātmajam — the son

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.