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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.20

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 6: Worship before the abhiṣeka. Rāma worships Nārāyaṇa with Sītā, offers havis and eats its remainder, they sleep on kuśa as Ayodhyā celebrates

In the sequence: people praise Daśaratha for recognizing his age and choosing a capable, considerate successor

2.6.20

sametya saṃghaśaḥ sarve catvareṣu sabhāsu ca
kathayanto mithas tatra praśaśaṃsur janādhipam

all coming together in groups in the squares and assembly halls, conversing with one another there, praised the king.

Words: sametya — having come together; saṃghaśaḥ — in groups; sarve — all; catvareṣu — in the squares; sabhāsu — in the assembly halls; ca — and; kathayanto — conversing; mithas — with one another; tatra — there; praśaśaṃsur — praised; janādhipam — the king (ruler of people)

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.