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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.3.7

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: Sumantra fetches Rāma by chariot

2.3.7

sa tatheti pratijñāya sumantro rājaśāsanāt
rāmaṃ tatrānayāṃ cakre rathena rathināṃ varam

Assenting with “So be it,” Sumantra, at the king's command, brought Rāma there by chariot — that best of chariot-warriors.

Words: sa — he; tatheti — “so be it”; pratijñāya — having promised, assented; sumantro — Sumantra; rājaśāsanāt — at the king's command; rāmaṃ — Rāma; tatrānayāṃ cakre — brought there; rathena — by chariot; rathināṃ — of chariot-warriors; varam — the best

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.