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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.25

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.

2.76.25

sajjaṃ tu tad balaṃ dṛṣṭvā bharato gurusaṃnidhau
rathaṃ me tvarayasveti sumantraṃ pārśvato 'bravīt

Seeing that army made ready, Bharata, in the presence of his elder, said to Sumantra at his side, 'Make ready my chariot with speed.'

Words: sajjaṃ — ready, equipped; tu — and; tad balaṃ — that army; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; bharato — Bharata; gurusaṃnidhau — in the presence of his elder; rathaṃ — the chariot; me — my; tvarayasveti — 'make ready quickly,' thus; sumantraṃ — to Sumantra; pārśvato — at his side; 'bravīt — said

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.