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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.13

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

2.34.13

taṃ rathaṃ rājaputrāya sūtaḥ kanakabhūṣitam
ācacakṣe 'ñjaliṃ kṛtvā yuktaṃ paramavājibhiḥ

That gold-adorned chariot, yoked with the finest steeds, the charioteer, with palms joined, announced to the prince.

Words: taṃ rathaṃ — that chariot; rājaputrāya — to the prince; sūtaḥ — the charioteer; kanakabhūṣitam — adorned with gold; ācacakṣe — announced; 'ñjaliṃ — joined palms; kṛtvā — having made; yuktaṃ — yoked; paramavājibhiḥ — with the finest steeds

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.