Valmiki Ramayana 1.61.23: Bala Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 23
शुनःशेफविक्रयः · The Sale of Śunaḥśepa for the Sacrifice
अम्बरीषस्तु राजर्षी रथमारोप्य सत्वरः ।
शुनश्शेफं महातेजा जगामाशु महायशाः ॥२३॥
ambarīṣas tu rājarṣī ratham āropya satvaraḥ |
śunaśśephaṃ mahātejā jagāmāśu mahāyaśāḥ ||23||
राजा अंबरीश ने शुनःशेप को रथ पे बिठाया। फिर जल्दी से वहाँ से चले गए। वो बहुत बड़े और ताकतवर राजा थे।
Most brilliant, illustrious rajarshi Ambarisha mounting Sunasshepha on his chariot instantly went away".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē ēkaṣaṣṭitamassarga:৷৷Thus ends the sixtyfirst sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epiccomposed by sage Valmiki.
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The verse marks narrative consequence: actions motivated by desire for ritual success move swiftly forward, setting the stage for later moral resolution—where dharma will be tested against expediency.
Ambarīṣa hastens away with Śunaḥśepa on his chariot, concluding this movement of the episode.
Energy and urgency in kingship; simultaneously, it underscores how quickly power can carry decisions into irreversible territory.
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