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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.7

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: he tells Bharata that Daśaratha assigned him the Kingdom and that Rāma has honored the command, so he should now accept abhiṣeka

2.76.7

udīcyāś ca pratīcyāś ca dākṣiṇātyāś ca kevalāḥ
koṭyāparāntāḥ sāmudrā ratnāny abhiharantu te

Let the northern, western, and southern peoples entire, those of the far coasts, and the sea-dwellers bring you their treasures.

Words: udīcyāś ca — and the northern peoples; pratīcyāś ca — and the western; dākṣiṇātyāś ca — and the southern; kevalāḥ — entire, all; koṭyāparāntāḥ — those of the far western coasts; sāmudrā — the sea-dwellers; ratnāny — treasures, jewels; abhiharantu — let them bring; te — to you

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.