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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Omens hasten the abhiṣeka. Daśaratha fixes the ceremony for the next day while Bharata is away, Rāma & Sītā must fast and sleep on darbha

In the sequence: privately, Daśaratha explains that he has fulfilled his life's obligations and wishes to see his son installed before he dies

2.4.10

praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ
dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ

As the glorious Rāghava entered his father's dwelling, he saw his father from afar, and, bowing down, joined his palms.

Words: praviśann eva — just as (he) entered; ca — and; śrīmān — the glorious; rāghavo — Rāghava; bhavanaṃ — the dwelling; pituḥ — of the father; dadarśa — saw; pitaraṃ — the father; dūrāt — from afar; praṇipatya — having bowed down; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with palms joined

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.