Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 5
सुहृद्भिस्तत्र रामोऽपि सहासीनः प्रियंवदैः। सभाजितो विवेशाऽथ ताननुज्ञाप्य सर्वशः
suhṛdbhistatra rāmo'pi sahāsīnaḥ priyaṃvadaiḥ| sabhājito viveśā'tha tānanujñāpya sarvaśaḥ
Rama also sat for a while in the company of his sweettongued friends and duly honoured by them in every way took leave of them and entered his apartment.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Rama sits with his sweet-tongued friends before taking leave. The poet pauses to show us Rama in ordinary companionship — laughing, talking, at ease. These are his last moments as a private citizen, surrounded by the friends who love him for himself, not for his crown.
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