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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.29

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: Bharata orders the army to prepare, and the expedition heads south, with the Queens eager to see Rāma.

2.86.29

abhivādya tu saṃsiddhaḥ kṛtvā cainaṃ pradakṣiṇam
āmantrya bharataḥ sainyaṃ yujyatām ity acodayat

Having saluted and circumambulated him, Bharata, resolved, took his leave and urged on the army: “Let it be made ready!”

Words: abhivādya — having saluted; tu — and; saṃsiddhaḥ — resolved, prepared; kṛtvā — having made; cainaṃ — and him; pradakṣiṇam — circumambulation; āmantrya — having taken leave; bharataḥ — Bharata; sainyaṃ — the army; yujyatām — let it be made ready; ity — thus; acodayat — urged, commanded

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.