Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40, Shloka 17
प्रयाणवर्णनम्
Departure from Ayodhya; Civic Lament and the Chariot’s Urgency
तथैवायुधजालानि भ्रातृभ्यां कवचानि च। रथोपस्थे प्रतिन्यस्य सचर्म कठिनं च तत्।।2.40.16।।सीतातृतीयानारूढान् दृष्ट्वा दृष्टमचोदयत्। सुमन्त्रस्सम्मतानश्वान् वायुवेगसमान्जवे।।2.40.17।।
sītā-tṛtīyān ārūḍhān dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭam acodayat | sumantraḥ sammatān aśvān vāyu-vega-samān jave ||
ಸೀತೆಯನ್ನು ಮೂರನೆಯವಳಾಗಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಅವರು ಏರಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡು, ಸುಮಂತ್ರನು ವಾಯುವೇಗದಂತೆ ವೇಗವಂತಾದ, ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ತರಬೇತಿಗೊಂಡ ಕುದುರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸಿ ಚುರುಕಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಓಡಿಸಿದನು.
Having seen Rama set out for the great forest for a long period, the city was stilled and men were enervated.
FAQs
Faithful service (sevā) to the rightful prince: Sumantra performs his entrusted duty efficiently, supporting a dharmic mission even when the situation is painful.
After Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā board, Sumantra sets the chariot in motion with swift horses.
Loyalty and professional competence: Sumantra’s disciplined execution of duty.