Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage · 2.102.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Seeing Rāma's anger, Vasiṣṭha explains that Jābāli understands the world's coming and going and spoke this way to persuade him to return

2.102.1

kruddham ājñāya rāma tu vasiṣṭhaḥ pratyuvāca ha
jābālir api jānīte lokasyāsya gatāgatim
nivartayitu kāmas tu tvām etad vākyam abravīt

But Vasiṣṭha, perceiving that Rāma was angry, replied: “Jābāli too knows the coming and going of this world; it was from a wish to turn you back that he spoke these words.”

Words: kruddham — the angry one; ājñāya — having perceived, understood; rāma — Rāma (acc.); tu — but; vasiṣṭhaḥ — Vasiṣṭha; pratyuvāca ha — replied; jābālir api — Jābāli too; jānīte — knows; lokasyāsya — of this world; gatāgatim — the going and coming; nivartayitu — to turn (you) back; kāmas tu — but out of a wish; tvām — you; etad vākyam — these words; abravīt — spoke

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.