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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.51.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 51: Sumantra returns to Ayodhyā. Citizens surround the empty chariot, news of Rāma’s crossing renews their grief and Daśaratha collapses on receiving his message

In the sequence: he delivers Rāma's message to Daśaratha, who collapses

2.51.21

abhigamya tam āsīnaṃ narendram abhivādya ca
sumantro rāmavacanaṃ yathoktaṃ pratyavedayat

Approaching that seated king and saluting him, Sumantra reported Rāma's message just as it had been spoken.

Words: abhigamya — having approached; tam — him; āsīnaṃ — seated; narendram — the king (lord of men); abhivādya — having saluted; ca — and; sumantro — Sumantra; rāmavacanaṃ — Rāma's message; yathoktaṃ — just as spoken; pratyavedayat — reported, related

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.