Chapter 15 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 15.1

ते तु तां रजनीमुष्य ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। उपतस्थुरुपस्थानं सह राजपुरोहिताः॥ अमात्या बलमुख्याश्च मुख्या ये निगमस्य च। राघवस्याभिषेकार्थे प्रीयमाणाः सुसंगताः॥

te tu tāṃ rajanīmuṣya brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ| upatasthurupasthānaṃ saha rājapurohitāḥ|| amātyā balamukhyāśca mukhyā ye nigamasya ca| rāghavasyābhiṣekārthe prīyamāṇāḥ susaṃgatāḥ||

English Meaning

The Brahmana, versed in in Veda, the counsellors, the commanders of military forces and the leading merchants, together with the royal priest, all brimming with joy on account of Rāma's installation, were waiting at the royal gate all night long

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)