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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.31.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 31: A throne or one more night. Daśaratha urges Rāma to take the Kingdom, then begs him to stay overnight, Rāma refuses to delay the promise

In the sequence: he rises to meet Rāma but faints before reaching him → Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lift him, and with Sītā help him onto the couch

2.31.18

atha rāmo muhūrtena labdhasaṃjñaṃ mahīpatim
uvāca prāñjalir bhūtvā śokārṇavapariplutam

Then Rāma, with joined palms, addressed the king, who after a moment had regained consciousness but was plunged in a sea of grief:

Words: atha rāmo — then Rāma; muhūrtena — after a moment; labdhasaṃjñaṃ — who had regained consciousness; mahīpatim — the king; uvāca — said; prāñjalir bhūtvā — having joined his palms; śokārṇavapariplutam — plunged in the sea of grief

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.