भ्रात्राभिनन्दितः सो ऽथ सोत्सवां प्राविशत्पुरीम् प्रविश्य राजभवनं गुरुपत्नीः स्वमातरम् गुरून्वयस्यावरजान्पूजितः प्रत्यपूजयत् वैदेही लक्ष्मणश्चैव यथावत्समुपेयतुः
bhrātrābhinanditaḥ so 'tha sotsavāṁ prāviśat purīm praviśya rāja-bhavanaṁ guru-patnīḥ sva-mātaram gurūn vayasyāvarajān pūjitaḥ pratyapūjayat vaidehī lakṣmaṇaś caiva yathāvat samupeyatuḥ
Synonyms
bhrātrā—by His brother (Bharata); abhinanditaḥ—being welcomed properly; saḥ—He, Lord Rāmacandra; atha—thereafter; sa-utsavām—in the midst of a festival; prāviśat—entered; purīm—the city of Ayodhyā; praviśya—after entering; rāja-bhavanam—the royal palace; guru-patnīḥ—Kaikeyī and other stepmothers; sva-mātaram—His own mother (Kauśalyā); gurūn—the spiritual masters (Śrī Vasiṣṭha and others); vayasya—unto friends of the same age; avara-jān—and those who were younger than He; pūjitaḥ—being worshiped by them; pratyapūjayat—He returned the obeisances; vaidehī—mother Sītā; lakṣmaṇaḥ—Lakṣmaṇa; ca eva—and; yathā-vat—in a befitting way; samupeyatuḥ—being welcomed, entered the palace..
Translation
Thereafter, having been welcomed by His brother Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra entered the city of Ayodhyā in the midst of a festival. When He entered the palace, He offered obeisances to all the mothers, including Kaikeyī and the other wives of Mahārāja Daśaratha, and especially His own mother, Kauśalyā. He also offered obeisances to the spiritual preceptors, such as Vasiṣṭha. Friends of His own age and younger friends worshiped Him, and He returned their respectful obeisances, as did Lakṣmaṇa and mother Sītā. In this way they all entered the palace.