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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.98.12
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 98: Bharata’s appeal and Rāma’s answer. Bharata asks him to restore the Kingdom, Rāma teaches the inevitability of loss, separation and death
In the sequence: he asks Rāma to let those who depend on him receive the benefit of his abilities and describes the welcome awaiting him in Ayodhyā
2.98.12
tavānuyāne kākutṣṭha mattā nardantu kuñjarāḥ
antaḥpura gatā nāryo nandantu susamāhitāḥ
As you ride in procession, Kākutstha, let the rutting elephants trumpet, and let the women in the inner chambers rejoice, filled with contentment.
Words: tavānuyāne — in your procession; kākutṣṭha — O Kākutstha; mattā — rutting, in must; nardantu — let them trumpet, roar; kuñjarāḥ — the elephants; antaḥpura gatā — gone to the inner chambers; nāryo — the women; nandantu — let them rejoice; susamāhitāḥ — well-composed, contented
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.