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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.75.11

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

2.75.11

brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān yodhān amātyān gaṇaballabhān
kṣipram ānayatāvyagrāḥ kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ hi naḥ

'Bring quickly, without confusion, the brahmins, the kshatriyas, the warriors, the ministers, and the leaders dear to the guilds; for our business is urgent.'

Words: brāhmaṇān — the brahmins; kṣatriyān — the kshatriyas; yodhān — the warriors; amātyān — the ministers; gaṇaballabhān — the leaders dear to the guilds; kṣipram — quickly; ānayatāvyagrāḥ — bring (them), O unflustered ones; kṛtyam — the task; ātyayikaṃ — urgent, pressing; hi naḥ — for ours (is)

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.