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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.20.35

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.

2.20.35

bravīhi ko 'dyaiva mayā viyujyatāṃ tavāsuhṛt prāṇayaśaḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ
yathā taveyaṃ vasudhā vaśe bhavet tathaiva māṃ śādhi tavāsmi kiṃkaraḥ

Tell me: which enemy of yours shall this very day be parted by me from his life, his fame, and his friends? Command me in whatever way this earth may come under your sway—I am your servant.

Words: bravīhi — tell, say; ko — who; 'dyaiva — this very day; mayā — by me; viyujyatāṃ — let (him) be parted; tavāsuhṛt — your enemy; prāṇayaśaḥ — life and fame; suhṛjjanaiḥ — from his friends; yathā — in such a way that; taveyaṃ — this your; vasudhā — earth; vaśe — under sway, in control; bhavet — may be; tathaiva — in just that way; māṃ — me; śādhi — command, direct; tavāsmi — I am your; kiṃkaraḥ — servant

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.