Valmiki Ramayana 2.45.33: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 33
अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः · The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile
ततः सुमन्त्रोऽपि रथाद्विमुच्य श्रान्तान्हयान्सम्परिवर्त्य शीघ्रम् ।
पीतोदकांस्तोयपरिप्लुताङ्गा नचारयद्वै तमसाविदूरे ॥३३॥
tataḥ sumantro 'pi rathād vimucya śrāntān hayān samparivartya śīghram |
pītodakāṃs toya-pariplutāṅgān acārayad vai tamasāvidūre ||33||
അനന്തരം സുമന്ത്രനും രഥത്തിൽ നിന്നു കുതിരകളെ അഴിച്ചു, ക്ഷീണിച്ച അശ്വങ്ങളെ വേഗത്തിൽ തിരിച്ചു വിശ്രമിപ്പിച്ചു. അവർക്കു കുടിക്കാൻ വെള്ളം കൊടുത്ത്, ജലത്തിൽ അവയവങ്ങൾ കഴുകി, തമസാ നദിയിൽ നിന്ന് അകലമല്ലാത്തിടത്ത് മേയാൻ വിട്ടു.
Then Sumantra also unyoked the fatigued horses from the chariot and quickly allowed them to roll and relax on the ground. Having made the horses drink and dipin water, he released them for grazing not far from Tamasa river.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē pañcacatvāriṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fortyfifth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is expressed as conscientious service and non-cruelty: even in crisis, Sumantra ensures the animals are rested, watered, and cared for.
During the halt near the Tamasā, Sumantra tends to the chariot horses—unyoking them, washing them, and letting them graze.
Attentive stewardship and duty of a retainer: Sumantra’s reliability is shown through practical, compassionate care.
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