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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.25

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 87: Bharata locates Citrakūṭa. The marching army disturbs the forest, scouts report smoke and Bharata halts the main force to approach the dwelling

In the sequence: Bharata halts the main force and prepares to approach with a small company, including Sumantra and the priest.

2.87.25

yat tā bhavantas tiṣṭhantu neto gantavyam agrataḥ
aham eva gamiṣyāmi sumantro gurur eva ca

Let your honours here remain ready; from here one must not go on ahead. I alone shall go, together with Sumantra and the preceptor.

Words: yat tā — ready, on the alert; bhavantas — your honours; tiṣṭhantu — let them remain, stay; neto — not from here; gantavyam — it is to be gone; agrataḥ — forward, ahead; aham eva — I alone; gamiṣyāmi — shall go; sumantro — Sumantra; gurur — the preceptor (Vasiṣṭha); eva ca — and too

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.