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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.5

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: After the assembly leaves, Daśaratha decides that the ceremony must take place the following day and sends Sumantra to fetch Rāma again → the second summons worries Rāma, who returns at once

2.4.5

dvāḥsthair āveditaṃ tasya rāmāyāgamanaṃ punaḥ
śrutvaiva cāpi rāmas taṃ prāptaṃ śaṅkānvito 'bhavat

The (charioteer's) coming again was announced to Rāma by the door-keepers; and just on hearing that he had arrived, Rāma became filled with misgiving.

Words: dvāḥsthair — by the door-keepers; āveditaṃ — was announced, reported; tasya — his (the charioteer's); rāmāyāgamanaṃ — the coming, to Rāma; punaḥ — again; śrutvaiva — just on hearing; cāpi — and also; rāmas — Rāma; taṃ — him; prāptaṃ — arrived, come; śaṅkānvito 'bhavat — became filled with misgiving

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.