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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.18.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 18: Resistance or obedience. Lakṣmaṇa offers force and Kausalyā asks Rāma to stay, Rāma cites ancestral precedents and upholds his father’s word

In the sequence: he promises to defeat any opposition, including Bharata's supporters, and says that wherever Rāma goes, he will go first

2.18.11

bharatasyātha pakṣyo vā yo vāsya hitam icchati
sarvān etān vadhiṣyāmi mṛdur hi paribhūyate

Whether a partisan of Bharata, or whoever wishes his welfare—all of these I shall slay; for the gentle man is despised.

Words: bharatasyātha — and of Bharata; pakṣyo — a partisan, adherent; vā — or; yo — who; vāsya — or his; hitam — welfare, good; icchati — wishes; sarvān — all; etān — these; vadhiṣyāmi — I shall slay; mṛdur — the gentle one; hi — for, indeed; paribhūyate — is despised, scorned

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.