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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.38.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 38: Kausalyā imagines Rāma’s return. Fearing Kaikeyī and the hardships facing Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa, she longs for her son’s homecoming and embrace

In the sequence: her thoughts turn to a hoped-for homecoming: the city decorated again, the brothers returning with Sītā, and the people showering them with offerings

2.38.10

śrutvaivopasthitau vīrau kadāyodhyā bhaviṣyati
yaśasvinī hṛṣṭajanā sūcchritadhvajamālinī

When, on merely hearing that the two heroes have arrived, shall Ayodhyā become glorious, its people joyful, garlanded with high-raised banners?

Words: śrutvaivopasthitau — on merely hearing (them) arrived; vīrau — the two heroes; kadāyodhyā — when Ayodhyā; bhaviṣyati — will become; yaśasvinī — glorious, renowned; hṛṣṭajanā — with joyful people; sūcchritadhvajamālinī — garlanded with lofty banners

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.