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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.5.23

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: he reports to Daśaratha that the preparations are complete, and the King retires to his inner apartments.

2.5.23

guruṇā tv abhyanujñāto manujaughaṃ visṛjya tam
viveśāntaḥpuraṃ rājā siṃho giriguhām iva

Given leave by his preceptor, the king dismissed that throng of men and entered the inner apartments, like a lion entering a mountain cave.

Words: guruṇā — by his preceptor; tv — and; abhyanujñāto — given leave; manujaughaṃ — the throng of men; visṛjya — having dismissed; tam — that; viveśāntaḥpuraṃ — entered the inner apartments; rājā — the king; siṃho — a lion; giriguhām — a mountain cave; iva — like

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.