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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.30.21

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: Rāma hears them without changing his decision and asks Sumantra to announce him to the King.

2.30.21

ity evaṃ vividhā vāco nānājanasamīritāḥ
śuśrāva rāmaḥ śrutvā ca na vicakre 'sya mānasaṃ

Such manifold words, uttered by all manner of people, Rāma heard; and having heard them, his mind did not waver.

Words: ity evaṃ — thus, in this way; vividhā — manifold; vāco — words; nānājanasamīritāḥ — uttered by various people; śuśrāva — heard; rāmaḥ — Rāma; śrutvā ca — and having heard; na vicakre — did not swerve, waver; 'sya — his; mānasaṃ — mind

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.