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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.15
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: the Haihayas, Tālajaṅghas, and Śaśabindus drive Asita into exile after battle; he lives as a muni on a mountain while both his wives are pregnant
2.102.15
tāṃs tu sarvān prativyūhya yuddhe rājā pravāsitaḥ
sa ca śailavare ramye babhūvābhirato muniḥ
dve cāsya bhārye garbhiṇyau babhūvatur iti śrutiḥ
Having marshalled his forces against them all in battle, the king was driven into exile; and he became a contented sage on a lovely mountain. And his two wives were with child—so runs the tradition.
Words: tāṃs tu sarvān — but all of them; prativyūhya — having arrayed (troops) against; yuddhe — in battle; rājā pravāsitaḥ — the king was banished; sa ca — and he; śailavare ramye — on a lovely best of mountains; babhūvābhirato muniḥ — became a contented sage; dve cāsya bhārye — and his two wives; garbhiṇyau — pregnant (both); babhūvatur — the two became; iti śrutiḥ — so is the tradition
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.