Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 16: Rāma Passes Through the Grand Road to Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.16.25

अथ सीतामनुज्ञाप्य कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः।
निश्चक्राम सुमत्रेण सह रामो निवेशनात्॥

atha sītām anujñāpya kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalaḥ
niścakrāma sumantreṇa saha rāmo niveśanāt

atha sītām = to Sītā; anujñāpya = having bidden farewell; kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalaḥ = having performed all auspicious activities required for the coronation; niścakrāma = departed; sumantreṇa = Sumantra; saha = with; rāmaḥ = Rāma; niveśanāt = from His home.

Having bidden farewell to Sītā, having performed all auspicious activities required for the coronation, Rāma departed from His home with Sumantra.