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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.75.10
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 75: Bharata refuses royal honours. He stops the morning music proclaiming him King, Vasiṣṭha calls the ministers, priests, commanders and guild representatives to assemble
In the sequence: he urgently summons priests, ministers, military leaders, and representatives of the guilds
2.75.10
sa kāñcanamayaṃ pīṭhaṃ parārdhyāstaraṇāvṛtam
adhyāsta sarvavedajño dūtān anuśaśāsa ca
He, the knower of all the Vedas, sat upon a golden seat covered with a priceless spread, and gave orders to the messengers:
Words: sa — he; kāñcanamayaṃ — made of gold; pīṭhaṃ — seat; parārdhyāstaraṇāvṛtam — covered with a priceless spread; adhyāsta — sat upon; sarvavedajño — the knower of all the Vedas; dūtān — the messengers; anuśaśāsa ca — and gave orders to, instructed
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.