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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.108.8

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 muni assures him that their conduct is not the problem

2.108.8

atharṣir jarayā vṛddhas tapasā ca jarāṃ gataḥ
vepamāna ivovāca rāmaṃ bhūtadayāparam

Then the sage, aged with years and grown decrepit through penance as well, as if trembling, spoke to Rāma, who was ever devoted to compassion for all beings:

Words: atharṣir — then the sage; jarayā — with old age; vṛddhas — aged; tapasā ca — and by penance; jarāṃ gataḥ — gone to decrepitude; vepamāna ivovāca — as if trembling, spoke; rāmaṃ — to Rāma; bhūtadayāparam — devoted to compassion for beings

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.