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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.75.12

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: the gathering fills the hall and welcomes Bharata.

2.75.12

tato halahalāśabdo mahān samudapadyata
rathair aśvair gajaiś cāpi janānām upagacchatām

Then a great tumultuous din arose from the people approaching with chariots, horses, and elephants.

Words: tato — then; halahalāśabdo — a tumultuous din; mahān — great; samudapadyata — arose; rathair — with chariots; aśvair — with horses; gajaiś cāpi — and with elephants too; janānām — of the people; upagacchatām — approaching

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.