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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.22

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 76: Bharata’s declaration to the assembly. He rejects the throne offered by Vasiṣṭha, declares Rāma the rightful ruler and orders Sumantra to prepare the expedition

In the sequence: commanders assemble their forces, households prepare for departure, and the chariots and other transport are brought together.

2.76.22

tāḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ prakṛtayo balādhyakṣā balasya ca
śrutvā yātrāṃ samājñaptāṃ rāghavasya nivartane

Those subjects, and the commanders of the army, were delighted on hearing that a march had been ordered for the return of Rāghava.

Words: tāḥ — those; prahṛṣṭāḥ — delighted; prakṛtayo — the subjects; balādhyakṣā — the commanders of the army; balasya ca — and of the army; śrutvā — having heard; yātrāṃ — the march; samājñaptāṃ — ordered, commanded; rāghavasya — of Rāghava; nivartane — for the bringing-back

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.