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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 28: Lakṣmaṇa joins the exile. He promises service to Rāma & Sītā and retrieves the paired bows, armour, quivers and swords from their teacher

In the sequence: When Lakṣmaṇa asks to accompany them, Rāma asks who will care for Kausalyā and Sumitrā: their father is overwhelmed, and Kaikeyī may not help them

2.28.1

tato 'bravīn mahātejā rāmo lakṣmaṇam agrataḥ
sthitaṃ prāggāminaṃ vīraṃ yācamānaṃ kṛtāñjalim

Then the mighty Rāma spoke to Lakṣmaṇa, who stood before him, the hero eager to go ahead, entreating him with palms joined.

Words: tato — then; 'bravīn — spoke; mahātejā — the mighty one; rāmo — Rāma; lakṣmaṇam — to Lakṣmaṇa; agrataḥ — in front; sthitaṃ — standing; prāggāminaṃ — eager to go ahead; vīraṃ — the hero; yācamānaṃ — entreating; kṛtāñjalim — with palms joined

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.