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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.30.7

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: people crowd the rooftops and contrast Rāma's former military escort with his present company of only his wife and brother

2.30.7

aiśvaryasya rasajñaḥ san kāmināṃ caiva kāmadaḥ
necchaty evānṛtaṃ kartuṃ pitaraṃ dharmagauravāt

Though he has tasted the sweetness of sovereignty and is the granter of wishes to those who desire, he will not make his father's word false, out of reverence for dharma.

Words: aiśvaryasya — of sovereignty, lordship; rasajñaḥ — a knower of the relish (of); san — being; kāmināṃ — of those who desire; caiva — and indeed; kāmadaḥ — the granter of wishes; necchaty — does not wish; evānṛtaṃ — indeed (to make) false; kartuṃ — to make; pitaraṃ — his father; dharmagauravāt — out of reverence for dharma

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.