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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.20.33

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 asks Rāma to name the enemy and give the order → Rāma instead wipes away his tears and repeats that he is resolved to honor their father's word.

2.20.33

adya candanasārasya keyūrāmokṣaṇasya ca
vasūnāṃ ca vimokṣasya suhṛdāṃ pālanasya ca

Today, fit for [applying] the essence of sandal, for the clasping-on of armlets, for the bestowing of wealth and for the protecting of friends—

Words: adya — today; candanasārasya — of the essence of sandal; keyūrāmokṣaṇasya — of the fastening-on of armlets; ca — and; vasūnāṃ — of riches, wealth; ca — and; vimokṣasya — of the bestowing, releasing; suhṛdāṃ — of friends; pālanasya — of the protecting; 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.