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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.21

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

2.108.21

kharas tvayy api cāyuktaṃ purā tāta pravartate
sahāsmābhir ito gaccha yadi buddhiḥ pravartate

Before Khara begins to act improperly against you too, my son, come away from here along with us, if your mind is so inclined.

Words: kharas — Khara; tvayy api — against you too; cāyuktaṃ — and something improper; purā — before; tāta — my son; pravartate — begins to act; sahāsmābhir — together with us; ito — from here; gaccha — go, come away; yadi — if; buddhiḥ — (your) mind, inclination; pravartate — is so inclined, proceeds

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.