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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.23

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.

2.76.23

tato yodhāṅganāḥ sarvā bhartṝn sarvān gṛhegṛhe
yātrā gamanam ājñāya tvarayanti sma harṣitāḥ

Then all the warriors' wives, in house after house, learning of the departure for the march, joyfully urged on all their husbands.

Words: tato — then; yodhāṅganāḥ sarvā — all the warriors' wives; bhartṝn sarvān — all their husbands; gṛhegṛhe — in house after house; yātrā gamanam — the setting-out on the march; ājñāya — having learned, come to know; tvarayanti sma — urged on, hastened; harṣitāḥ — delighted

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.