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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.70.19

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 70: Daśaratha’s cremation. The body is lifted from oil and carried to a fragrant-wood pyre, the family offers water in the Sarayū and begins ten days of mourning

In the sequence: the ṛtvijs place Daśaratha upon it with offerings and Sāman chants, while the Queens follow in palanquins

2.70.19

śibikābhiś ca yānaiś ca yathārhaṃ tasya yoṣitaḥ
nagarān niryayus tatra vṛddhaiḥ parivṛtās tadā

And his women, in palanquins and carriages according to their rank, then went forth from the city, surrounded by elders.

Words: śibikābhiś — in palanquins; ca — and; yānaiś — in carriages; ca — and; yathārhaṃ — according to rank, as befitting; tasya — his; yoṣitaḥ — the women; nagarān — from the city; niryayus — went forth; tatra — there; vṛddhaiḥ — by elders; parivṛtās — surrounded; tadā — then

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.