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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.96.29
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 96: The mothers reach Rāma’s hut. Kausalyā grieves over Daśaratha’s humble offering, the mothers greet Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa & Sītā and the assembly gathers
In the sequence: Rāma honors Vasiṣṭha, and the family, ministers, and elders sit together → everyone waits to hear Bharata's appeal.
2.96.29
sa rāghavaḥ satyadhṛtiś ca lakṣmaṇo mahānubhāvo bharataś ca dhārmikaḥ
vṛtāḥ suhṛdbhiś ca virejur adhvare yathā sadasyaiḥ sahitās trayo 'gnayaḥ
vṛtāḥ suhṛdbhiś ca virejur adhvare
yathā sadasyaiḥ sahitās trayo 'gnayaḥ
That Rāghava, and Lakṣmaṇa of true resolve, and the noble, righteous Bharata, surrounded by their kinsmen, shone forth like the three sacred fires attended by the officiants at a sacrifice.
Words: sa — that; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; satyadhṛtiś — of true resolve; ca — and; lakṣmaṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; mahānubhāvo — the noble, majestic; bharataś — Bharata; ca — and; dhārmikaḥ — righteous; vṛtāḥ — surrounded; suhṛdbhiś — by kinsmen, friends; ca — and; virejur — shone forth; adhvare — at the sacrifice; yathā — as; sadasyaiḥ — by the officiants; sahitās — accompanied; trayo — three; 'gnayaḥ — fires
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.