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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Farewell to the Queens. Daśaratha orders the chariot and supplies for Sītā, Kausalyā counsels her and Rāma takes leave of his father’s wives

In the sequence: he has clothing and ornaments brought for Sītā's fourteen years away

2.34.12

rājño vacanam ājñāya sumantraḥ śīghravikramaḥ
yojayitvāyayau tatra ratham aśvair alaṃkṛtam

Understanding the king's command, Sumantra of swift stride, having yoked the chariot adorned with horses, came there.

Words: rājño — the king's; vacanam — command, words; ājñāya — having understood; sumantraḥ — Sumantra; śīghravikramaḥ — of swift stride; yojayitvāyayau — having yoked, came; tatra — there; ratham — the chariot; aśvair — with horses; alaṃkṛtam — adorned

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.