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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.18

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: Sītā puts on the ornaments, and Kausalyā embraces her

2.34.18

vyarājayata vaidehī veśma tat suvibhūṣitā
udyato 'ṃśumataḥ kāle khaṃ prabheva vivasvataḥ

Vaidehī, richly adorned, lit up that dwelling, as at dawn the radiance of the risen sun lights up the sky.

Words: vyarājayata — illuminated, made resplendent; vaidehī — Vaidehī; veśma tat — that dwelling; suvibhūṣitā — richly adorned; udyato — risen; 'ṃśumataḥ — of the sun; kāle — at the (proper) time; khaṃ — the sky; prabheva — like the radiance; vivasvataḥ — of the sun

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.