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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.30

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.

2.76.30

tataḥ samutthāya kule kule te rājanyavaiśyā vṛṣalāś ca viprāḥ
ayūyujann uṣṭrarathān kharāṃś ca nāgān hayāṃś caiva kulaprasūtān

Then, rising up in family after family, kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras, and brahmins yoked camel-carts and donkeys, and elephants and horses of good breed.

Words: tataḥ — then; samutthāya — having risen up; kule kule — in family after family; te — they; rājanyavaiśyā — kshatriyas and vaishyas; vṛṣalāś ca — and shudras; viprāḥ — and the brahmins; ayūyujann — yoked; uṣṭrarathān — camel-carts; kharāṃś ca — and donkeys; nāgān — elephants; hayāṃś caiva — and horses; kulaprasūtān — of good breed, well-bred

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.