Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 30: The walk to Daśaratha’s palace · 2.30.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.30.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 30: The walk to Daśaratha’s palace. Seeing Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa without royal honours, citizens propose leaving Ayodhyā to follow them

In the sequence: After distributing their possessions, Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa set out on foot for Daśaratha's palace → the brothers carry their bows, already decorated with garlands by Sītā

2.30.1

dattvā tu saha vaidehyā brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ bahu
jagmatuḥ pitaraṃ draṣṭuṃ sītayā saha rāghavau

Having, together with Vaidehī, given much wealth to the brahmins, the two Rāghavas, along with Sītā, went to see their father.

Words: dattvā tu — and having given; saha vaidehyā — together with Vaidehī; brāhmaṇebhyo — to the brahmins; dhanaṃ bahu — much wealth; jagmatuḥ — the two went; pitaraṃ — father; draṣṭuṃ — to see; sītayā saha — together with Sītā; rāghavau — the two Rāghavas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)

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.