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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.62.4

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 62: Summoning Bharata. Five messengers ride to Kekaya with gifts and an urgent summons, forbidden to reveal Daśaratha’s death or Rāma’s exile

In the sequence: he appoints Siddhārtha, Vijaya, Jayanta, Aśoka, and Nandana and tells them to report that the priest and ministers require Bharata urgently

2.62.4

gacchantv iti tataḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaṃ vākyam abruvan
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vasiṣṭho vākyam abravīt

“Let them go,” they all then said to Vasiṣṭha; and hearing that speech of theirs, Vasiṣṭha spoke:

Words: gacchantv — let (them) go; iti — thus; tataḥ — then; sarve — all; vasiṣṭhaṃ — to Vasiṣṭha; vākyam — a word; abruvan — said; teṣāṃ — their; tadvacanaṃ — that speech; śrutvā — having heard; vasiṣṭho — Vasiṣṭha; vākyam — word; abravīt — spoke

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.