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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.77.18

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: brāhmaṇas follow in carts, and the company proceeds toward the river

2.77.18

prahṛṣṭamuditā senā sānvayāt kaikayīsutam
vyavatiṣṭhata sā senā bharatasyānuyāyinī

The army, thrilled and rejoicing, followed the son of Kaikeyī; and that army, marching in Bharata's train, arrayed itself.

Words: prahṛṣṭamuditā — thrilled and rejoicing; senā — the army; sānvayāt — it followed; kaikayīsutam — the son of Kaikeyī (Bharata); vyavatiṣṭhata — arrayed itself, took position; sā senā — that army; bharatasyānuyāyinī — following Bharata

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.