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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.2.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 2: The assembly endorses Rāma. Daśaratha proposes handing over responsibility, the assembly praises Rāma’s character and care for his subjects

In the sequence: they add that he returns victorious from campaigns, asks after ordinary households, shares the people's grief, and celebrates their good fortune as though they were his family

2.2.24

yadā vrajati saṃgrāmaṃ grāmārthe nagarasya vā
gatvā saumitrisahito nāvijitya nivartate

When he goes to battle for the sake of a village or a city, once he has gone, accompanied by Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), he does not turn back without conquering.

Words: yadā — when; vrajati — goes; saṃgrāmaṃ — to battle; grāmārthe — for the sake of a village; nagarasya vā — or of a city; gatvā — having gone; saumitrisahito — accompanied by Saumitri; nāvijitya — without conquering; nivartate — turns back, returns

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.