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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.9

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: Sītā mounts the chariot, their weapons and implements are loaded, and the brothers join her → Sumantra starts the horses

2.35.9

tataḥ sumantraḥ kākutsthaṃ prāñjalir vākyam abravīt
vinīto vinayajñaś ca mātalir vāsavaṃ yathā

Then Sumantra, humble and versed in courtesy, with joined palms spoke a word to Kākutstha, as Mātali would to Vāsava (Indra):

Words: tataḥ — then; sumantraḥ — Sumantra; kākutsthaṃ — to Kākutstha (Rāma); prāñjalir — with joined palms; vākyam — word, speech; abravīt — said; vinīto — humble, modest; vinayajñaś ca — and knowing courtesy; mātalir — Mātali (Indra's charioteer); vāsavaṃ — to Vāsava (Indra); yathā — as, like

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.