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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.15

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: Lakṣmaṇa returns with them

2.28.15

sa suhṛjjanam āmantrya vanavāsāya niścitaḥ
ikṣvākugurum āmantrya jagrāhāyudham uttamam

He, resolved on dwelling in the forest, took leave of the circle of friends, and taking leave of the preceptor of the Ikṣvākus, took up the excellent weapons.

Words: sa — he; suhṛjjanam — the circle of friends; āmantrya — having taken leave of; vanavāsāya — for dwelling in the forest; niścitaḥ — resolved, determined; ikṣvākugurum — the preceptor of the Ikṣvākus; āmantrya — having taken leave of; jagrāhāyudham — took up the weapons; uttamam — excellent

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.