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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.20.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 20: Lakṣmaṇa opposes fate with effort. He offers to overcome every obstacle by force, Rāma wipes away his tears but remains bound to the promise

In the sequence: he points to his weapons and promises to defeat anyone who intervenes

2.20.24

maṅgalair abhiṣiñcasva tatra tvaṃ vyāpṛto bhava
aham eko mahīpālān alaṃ vārayituṃ balāt

Have yourself consecrated with the auspicious rites; busy yourself with that; I alone am enough to ward off the kings of earth by force.

Words: maṅgalair — with auspicious rites; abhiṣiñcasva — have yourself consecrated; tatra — therein, in that; tvaṃ — you; vyāpṛto — occupied, engaged; bhava — be; aham — I; eko — alone; mahīpālān — the kings, protectors of earth; alaṃ — enough, able; vārayituṃ — to ward off, restrain; balāt — by force

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.