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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.77.6

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: Kausalyā, Sumitrā, and Kaikeyī travel with them, hoping to bring Rāma back

2.77.6

kaikeyī ca sumitrā ca kausalyā ca yaśasvinī
rāmānayanasaṃhṛṣṭā yayur yānena bhāsvatā

Kaikeyī, Sumitrā, and the illustrious Kausalyā, delighted at the prospect of bringing Rāma back, rode in a resplendent carriage.

Words: kaikeyī ca — and Kaikeyī; sumitrā ca — and Sumitrā; kausalyā ca — and Kausalyā; yaśasvinī — the illustrious; rāmānayanasaṃhṛṣṭā — delighted at Rāma's being brought back; yayur — went, rode; yānena — in a carriage; bhāsvatā — resplendent, shining

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.