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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.28.9

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: he offers to walk ahead with his bow, spade, and basket, find the route, gather food, and attend to Rāma and Sītā whether they are awake or asleep

2.28.9

āhariṣyāmi te nityaṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca
vanyāni yāni cānyāni svāhārāṇi tapasvinām

I shall always fetch for you roots and fruits, and whatever other wild things are the fitting food of ascetics.

Words: āhariṣyāmi — I shall fetch; te — for you; nityaṃ — always; mūlāni ca — and roots; phalāni ca — and fruits; vanyāni — wild, forest-grown; yāni cānyāni — and whatever other; svāhārāṇi — good foods; tapasvinām — of ascetics

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.