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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.38.14

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

2.38.14

kadā sumanasaḥ kanyā dvijātīnāṃ phalāni ca
pradiśantyaḥ purīṃ hṛṣṭāḥ kariṣyanti pradakṣiṇam

When shall the maidens, offering flowers and fruits to the twice-born, joyfully circumambulate the city in his honour?

Words: kadā — when; sumanasaḥ — flowers; kanyā — the maidens; dvijātīnāṃ — to the twice-born (brahmins); phalāni — fruits; ca — and; pradiśantyaḥ — offering, presenting; purīṃ — the city; hṛṣṭāḥ — joyful; kariṣyanti — will make, perform; pradakṣiṇam — circumambulation

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.