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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.3

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

2.28.3

abhivarṣati kāmair yaḥ parjanyaḥ pṛthivīm iva
sa kāmapāśaparyasto mahātejā mahīpatiḥ

The mighty lord of the earth, who showers his people with all they desire as the rain-cloud showers the earth, is now caught fast in the noose of love.

Words: abhivarṣati — showers upon; kāmair — with desired things; yaḥ — who; parjanyaḥ — the rain-cloud; pṛthivīm iva — like the earth; sa — he; kāmapāśaparyasto — caught in the noose of love; mahātejā — the mighty one; mahīpatiḥ — the lord of the earth

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.