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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.7

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

2.4.7

tam uvāca tataḥ sūto rājā tvāṃ draṣṭum icchati
śrutvā pramāṇam atra tvaṃ gamanāyetarāya vā

Then the charioteer said to him: “The king wishes to see you; having heard this, you must decide about going or otherwise.”

Words: tam — him; uvāca — said; tataḥ — then; sūto — the charioteer; rājā — the king; tvāṃ — you; draṣṭum — to see; icchati — wishes; śrutvā — having heard; pramāṇam — the decision, authority (to decide); atra — in this, herein; tvaṃ — you; gamanāyetarāya vā — for going or otherwise

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.