← 2.64.17 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 64: Bharata leaves Kekaya · 2.64.19 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.64.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Bharata leaves Kekaya. The messengers conceal the crisis, his grandfather and uncle provide gifts and an escort, Bharata departs with Śatrughna

In the sequence: his grandfather equips him with wealth, elephants, horses, blankets, and attendants → his maternal uncle adds elephants, mules, and large, fierce dogs raised in the palace

2.64.18

rukma niṣkasahasre dve ṣoḍaśāśvaśatāni ca
satkṛtya kaikeyī putraṃ kekayo dhanam ādiśat

Two thousand gold niṣkas and sixteen hundred horses — having honoured Kaikeyī's son, the Kekaya king bestowed this wealth.

Words: rukma — gold, golden; niṣkasahasre — two thousand niṣkas; dve — two; ṣoḍaśāśvaśatāni — sixteen hundred horses; ca — and; satkṛtya — having honoured; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī('s); putraṃ — son; kekayo — the Kekaya (king); dhanam — wealth; ādiśat — bestowed, assigned

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.