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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.21

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

2.3.21

taṃ paśyamāno nṛpatis tutoṣa priyam ātmajam
alaṃkṛtam ivātmānam ādarśatalasaṃsthitam

Gazing on his beloved son, the king rejoiced, (seeing him) as though it were his own adorned self set within the surface of a mirror.

Words: taṃ — him; paśyamāno — gazing at; nṛpatis — the king; tutoṣa — rejoiced, was pleased; priyam — beloved; ātmajam — son; alaṃkṛtam — adorned; ivātmānam — as if (his own) self; ādarśatalasaṃsthitam — set in the mirror's surface

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.