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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.22

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

2.108.22

sakalatrasya saṃdeho nityaṃ yat tasya rāghava
samarthasyāpi hi sato vāso duḥkha ihādya te

Since for you, who have your wife with you, there is constant peril here, O Rāghava, dwelling in this place is now painful for you, capable though you are.

Words: sakalatrasya — of one who has his wife with him; saṃdeho — danger, peril; nityaṃ — constantly; yat — since, that; tasya — for him; rāghava — O Rāghava; samarthasyāpi — even for one capable; hi — indeed; sato — being (so); vāso — dwelling; duḥkha — painful; ihādya — here now; te — for you

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.