Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 32: Rāma Gives Away His Wealth Before Departing
Text 2.32.4
तमागतं वेदविदं प्राञ्जलिः सीतया सह। सुयज्ञमभिचक्राम राघवोऽग्निमिवार्चितम्॥
tam āgataṁ vedavidaṁ prāñjaliḥ sītayā saha suyajñam abhicakrāma rāghavo ’gnim ivārcitam
tam āgatam = had arrived; vedavidam = the knower of the Vedas; prāñjaliḥ = joined His palms in supplication and; sītayā = Sītā-devī; saha = along with; suyajñam = when Suyajña; abhicakrāma = approached him; rāghavaḥ = Rāghava; agnim = fire itself; iva = as if; arcitam = he was the sacrificial.
When Suyajña, the knower of the Vedas, had arrived, Rāghava joined His palms in supplication and, along with Sītā-devī, approached him as if he was the sacrificial fire itself.