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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.14.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 14: Rāma answers the summons. Expecting his abhiṣeka and assuming Kaikeyī’s support, Rāma takes leave of Sītā and rides out with Lakṣmaṇa

In the sequence: Rāma assumes they are discussing his abhiṣeka and that Kaikeyī is helping the arrangements → he reassures Sītā and takes leave of her

2.14.16

hanta śīghram ito gatvā drakṣyāmi ca mahīpatiḥ
saha tvaṃ parivāreṇa sukham āssva ramasya ca

Come! Going quickly hence, I shall see the lord of the earth; do you meanwhile, with your attendants, remain at ease and take your pleasure.

Words: hanta — come!, well!; śīghram — quickly; ito — from here; gatvā — having gone; drakṣyāmi — I shall see; ca — and; mahīpatiḥ — the lord of the earth; saha — together; tvaṃ — you; parivāreṇa — with (your) retinue; sukham — at ease; āssva — remain, stay; ramasya — and take pleasure; ca — and

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.