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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.30.22
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 30: The walk to Daśaratha’s palace. Seeing Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa without royal honours, citizens propose leaving Ayodhyā to follow them
In the sequence: Rāma hears them without changing his decision and asks Sumantra to announce him to the King.
2.30.22
pratīkṣamāṇo 'bhijanaṃ tadārtam anārtarūpaḥ prahasann ivātha
jagāma rāmaḥ pitaraṃ didṛkṣuḥ pitur nideśaṃ vidhivac cikīrṣuḥ
Regarding his stricken kinsfolk yet himself showing no distress, almost smiling, Rāma then went on, longing to see his father and eager to carry out his father's command duly.
Words: pratīkṣamāṇo — regarding, looking upon; 'bhijanaṃ — the kinsfolk, retainers; tadārtam — then afflicted; anārtarūpaḥ — himself of unafflicted aspect; prahasann ivātha — then as if smiling; jagāma — went; rāmaḥ — Rāma; pitaraṃ — father; didṛkṣuḥ — wishing to see; pitur — of his father; nideśaṃ — the command; vidhivac — according to rule; cikīrṣuḥ — wishing to do
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.