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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.62.5

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

2.62.5

ehi siddhārtha vijaya jayantāśokanandana
śrūyatām itikartavyaṃ sarvān eva bravīmi vaḥ

“Come, Siddhārtha, Vijaya, Jayanta, Aśoka, Nandana — let what must be done be heard; I tell it to you all.

Words: ehi — come; siddhārtha — O Siddhārtha; vijaya — O Vijaya; jayantāśokanandana — O Jayanta, Aśoka, Nandana; śrūyatām — let it be heard; itikartavyaṃ — what is to be done; sarvān — to all; eva — indeed; bravīmi — I tell; vaḥ — you

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.