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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.31.19

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

2.31.19

āpṛcche tvāṃ mahārāja sarveṣām īśvaro 'si naḥ
prasthitaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ paśya tvaṃ kuśalena mām

“I take my leave of you, great king; you are the lord of us all. Look with favour upon me as I set out for the Daṇḍaka forest.

Words: āpṛcche — I take leave of; tvāṃ — you; mahārāja — O great king; sarveṣām — of all; īśvaro 'si — you are the lord; naḥ — of us; prasthitaṃ — setting out, departing; daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ — for the Daṇḍaka forest; paśya tvaṃ — look upon; kuśalena — with favour, kindly; mām — me

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.