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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.30

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.

2.86.30

tato vājirathān yuktvā divyān hemapariṣkritān
adhyārohat prayāṇārthī bahūn bahuvidho janaḥ

Then, harnessing the divine horse-chariots adorned with gold, the manifold host, eager to set out, mounted the many vehicles.

Words: tato — then; vājirathān — horse-chariots; yuktvā — having yoked; divyān — divine; hemapariṣkritān — adorned with gold; adhyārohat — mounted; prayāṇārthī — eager to set out; bahūn — many; bahuvidho — of many kinds; janaḥ — people, host

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.