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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.31

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: messengers bring the news to Kausalyā, who rewards them with gold, cattle, and jewels → Rāma returns home, and the delighted citizens disperse to worship the Devas.

2.3.31

athābhivādya rājānaṃ ratham āruhya rāghavaḥ
yayau svaṃ dyutimad veśma janaughaiḥ pratipūjitaḥ

Then, having saluted the king and mounted his chariot, Rāghava went to his own splendid dwelling, honoured by the crowds of people.

Words: athābhivādya — then having saluted; rājānaṃ — the king; ratham — the chariot; āruhya — having mounted; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; yayau — went; svaṃ — own; dyutimad — splendid, radiant; veśma — dwelling, house; janaughaiḥ — by crowds of people; pratipūjitaḥ — honoured, saluted

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.