Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 77: Bharata’s march to the Gaṅgā · 2.77.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.77.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 77: Bharata’s march to the Gaṅgā. The Queens, army, priests, craftspeople and townspeople accompany him, the company camps before the river crossing

In the sequence: Bharata leaves at dawn with ministers, priests, and a large military escort, described as nine thousand elephants, sixty thousand chariots, and a hundred thousand horsemen

2.77.1

tataḥ samutthitaḥ kālyam āsthāya syandanottamam
prayayau bharataḥ śīghraṃ rāmadarśanakāṅkṣayā

Then, having risen at dawn and mounted an excellent chariot, Bharata set out swiftly, longing to see Rāma.

Words: tataḥ — then; samutthitaḥ — having risen; kālyam — at dawn, at the right time; āsthāya — having mounted; syandanottamam — an excellent chariot; prayayau — set out; bharataḥ — Bharata; śīghraṃ — swiftly; rāmadarśanakāṅkṣayā — out of longing to see Rāma

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.