Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 40: The citizens follow to the Tamasā · 2.40.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.40.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 40: The citizens follow to the Tamasā. Rāma asks them to support Bharata, then leaves his chariot to walk beside the elderly brāhmaṇas

In the sequence: Meanwhile, the citizens continue following Rāma's chariot even after the King has turned back

2.40.1

anuraktā mahātmānaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparakramam
anujagmuḥ prayāntaṃ taṃ vanavāsāya mānavāḥ

Devoted to the great-souled Rāma of true valour, the people followed him as he set out to dwell in the forest.

Words: anuraktā — devoted, attached; mahātmānaṃ — the great-souled; rāmaṃ — Rāma; satyaparakramam — of true valour; anujagmuḥ — followed after; prayāntaṃ — setting out, going forth; taṃ — him; vanavāsāya — for dwelling in the forest; mānavāḥ — the people, men

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.