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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.20

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 108: The ṛṣis leave Citrakūṭa. Rākṣasas assault the tapasvins and disrupt their rites, the community departs for another hermitage despite Rāma’s appeal to remain

In the sequence: the community plans to move to an ancient hermitage in a nearby forest rich in roots and fruit before further bodily harm is done → the elder advises Rāma to leave too, especially because Sītā is with him

2.108.20

bahumūlaphalaṃ citram avidūrād ito vanam
purāṇāśramam evāhaṃ śrayiṣye sagaṇaḥ punaḥ

Not far from here is a lovely forest rich in roots and fruits; there in an ancient hermitage I, with my company, shall take refuge once more.

Words: bahumūlaphalaṃ — rich in roots and fruits; citram — lovely, varied; avidūrād — not far; ito — from here; vanam — forest; purāṇāśramam — an ancient hermitage; evāhaṃ — indeed I; śrayiṣye — I shall resort to, take refuge in; sagaṇaḥ — with my company; punaḥ — again

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.