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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.28

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.

2.76.28

tūṇa samutthāya sumantra gaccha balasya yogāya balapradhānān
ānetum icchāmi hi taṃ vanasthaṃ prasādya rāmaṃ jagato hitāya

'Rise quickly, Sumantra, and go; for the equipping of the army summon its chief officers. For I wish to bring back him who dwells in the forest — to win over Rāma, for the good of the world.'

Words: tūṇa — quickly; samutthāya — having risen up; sumantra — O Sumantra; gaccha — go; balasya — of the army; yogāya — for the equipping, mustering; balapradhānān — the chief officers of the army; ānetum — to bring back; icchāmi — I wish; hi — for; taṃ — him; vanasthaṃ — who dwells in the forest; prasādya — having won over, propitiated; rāmaṃ — Rāma; jagato — of the world; hitāya — for the good, welfare

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.