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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.75.14

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.

2.75.14

hrada iva timināgasaṃvṛtaḥ stimitajalo maṇiśaṅkhaśarkaraḥ
daśarathasutaśobhitā sabhā sadaśaratheva babhau yathā purā

Adorned by Daśaratha's son, the assembly-hall shone as of old, as if Daśaratha himself were present — like a lake with still waters, strewn with gems, conches, and pebbles, and filled with timi-fish and water-serpents.

Words: hrada iva — like a lake; timināgasaṃvṛtaḥ — filled with timi-fish and water-serpents; stimitajalo — with still waters; maṇiśaṅkhaśarkaraḥ — strewn with gems, conches, and pebbles; daśarathasutaśobhitā — adorned by Daśaratha's son; sabhā — the assembly-hall; sadaśaratheva — as if with Daśaratha present; babhau — shone; yathā purā — as of old

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.