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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.19.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 19: Rāma attributes the reversal to fate. He cancels the abhiṣeka preparations and asks Lakṣmaṇa to accept Kaikeyī’s change without anger

In the sequence: he therefore intends to leave promptly in bark garments and matted hair, allowing Bharata's ceremony to proceed

2.19.11

mayi cīrājinadhare jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇi
gate 'raṇyaṃ ca kaikeyyā bhaviṣyati manaḥsukham

When I, clad in bark and deerskin and wearing a mass of matted locks, have gone to the forest, there will be contentment of mind for Kaikeyī.

Words: mayi — when I; cīrājinadhare — wearing bark-cloth and deerskin; jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇi — bearing a mass of matted locks; gate — having gone; 'raṇyaṃ — to the forest; ca — and; kaikeyyā — for Kaikeyī; bhaviṣyati — there will be; manaḥsukham — contentment of mind

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.