Verse 24·VR 1.11.24

क्रियतां नगरं सर्वं क्षिप्रमेव स्वलंकृतम् || १-११-२४ धूपितं सिक्तसम्मृष्टं पताकाभिरलंकृतम् |

tataH prahR^iShTaaH pauraaH te shrutvaa raajaanam aagatam || 1-11-25 tathaa cakruH cha tat sarvam raaj~naa yat preShitam tadaa |

Translation

"Let the entire city of Ayodhya be well decorated very quickly, let her streets be sprinkled with water and then swept, let the flags of welcome be hoisted.." Thus, king Dasharatha ordered messengers that are sent beforehand. [1-11-24b, 25a]

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b, 25a. sarvam nagaram

entire, city Ayodhya

kShipram eva

very quickly, thus

swalankR^itam

well decorated

dhuupitam

well incensed

siktasammR^iSTam

[streets be] water sprinkled well, and then swept

pataakaabhiH

with flags of welcome

alankR^itam

be decorated, hoisted

kriyataam

shall be done.

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Dasharatha brings Rishyasringa to Ayodhya

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