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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.73.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 73: Bharata’s plan to restore Rāma. He refuses the prepared abhiṣeka, orders its materials taken to the forest and commissions a road for the expedition

In the sequence: the people and ministers welcome his decision, and the work begins.

2.73.14

evaṃ saṃbhāṣamāṇaṃ taṃ rāmahetor nṛpātmajam
pratyuvāca janaḥ sarvaḥ śrīmadvākyam anuttamam

To the prince as he spoke thus for Rāma's sake, all the people replied with these splendid, matchless words:

Words: evaṃ — thus; saṃbhāṣamāṇaṃ — as he was speaking; taṃ — him; rāmahetor — for Rāma's sake; nṛpātmajam — the prince; pratyuvāca — replied; janaḥ sarvaḥ — all the people; śrīmadvākyam — splendid words; anuttamam — matchless, unsurpassed

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.