Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 35: The chariot departs · 2.35.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: The chariot departs. Sumitrā counsels Lakṣmaṇa, crowds and parents follow, Daśaratha calls for a halt while Rāma urges Sumantra onward

In the sequence: The three bow to Daśaratha and their mothers

2.35.1

atha rāmaś ca sītā ca lakṣmaṇaś ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
upasaṃgṛhya rājānaṃ cakrur dīnāḥ pradakṣiṇam

Then Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, with palms joined, clasped the king's feet and, sorrowful, walked round him in reverence.

Words: atha — then; rāmaś ca — and Rāma; sītā ca — and Sītā; lakṣmaṇaś ca — and Lakṣmaṇa; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with palms joined in reverence; upasaṃgṛhya — having clasped (the feet); rājānaṃ — the king; cakrur — made, performed; dīnāḥ — sorrowful, dejected; pradakṣiṇam — circumambulation (keeping to the right)

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.