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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.1.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Daśaratha proposes Rāma as heir. With Bharata & Śatrughna in Kekaya, Daśaratha weighs Rāma’s fitness to rule and summons an assembly

In the sequence: the brothers are warmly received there, but continue to think of their father; Daśaratha also misses them

2.1.6

sa tatra nyavasad bhrātrā saha satkārasatkṛtaḥ
mātulenāśvapatinā putrasnehena lālitaḥ

There he dwelt with his brother, honoured with hospitality, cherished by his uncle Aśvapati with fatherly affection.

Words: sa — he; tatra — there; nyavasad — dwelt, stayed; bhrātrā saha — with his brother; satkārasatkṛtaḥ — honoured with hospitality; mātulenāśvapatinā — by his uncle Aśvapati; putrasnehena — with the affection due a son; lālitaḥ — cherished, fondled

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.