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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 5: Vasiṣṭha prepares the upavāsa. He establishes Rāma & Sītā’s fast with sacred formulas and reports to Daśaratha as Ayodhyā decorates its streets

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha establishes the upavāsa with the prescribed prayers and leaves; Rāma dismisses his friends and goes indoors

2.5.11

tato yathāvad rāmeṇa sa rājño gurur arcitaḥ
abhyanujñāpya kākutsthaṃ yayau rāmaniveśanāt

Then that preceptor of the king, duly honoured by Rāma, took his leave of Kākutstha and went from Rāma's dwelling.

Words: tato — then; yathāvad — duly; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; sa — that; rājño — of the king; gurur — preceptor; arcitaḥ — honoured; abhyanujñāpya — having taken leave of; kākutsthaṃ — Kākutstha; yayau — went; rāmaniveśanāt — from Rāma's dwelling

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.