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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.12

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

2.5.12

suhṛdbhis tatra rāmo 'pi tān anujñāpya sarvaśaḥ
sabhājito viveśātha tān anujñāpya sarvaśaḥ

Rāma too, there honoured by his friends and having taken leave of them all, then, having taken leave of them all completely, went in.

Words: suhṛdbhis — by his friends; tatra — there; rāmo 'pi — Rāma too; tān — them; anujñāpya — having taken leave of; sarvaśaḥ — all, in every way; sabhājito — honoured; viveśātha — then went in; tān — them; anujñāpya — having taken leave of; sarvaśaḥ — all, completely

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.