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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.31.24

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: Rāma refuses to make his father's promise false → Daśaratha then asks him to stay at least one more night

2.31.24

evam ukto nṛpatinā rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
pratyuvācāñjaliṃ kṛtvā pitaraṃ vākyakovidaḥ

Thus addressed by the king, Rāma, best of the upholders of dharma and skilled in speech, having joined his palms, replied to his father:

Words: evam ukto — thus addressed; nṛpatinā — by the king; rāmo — Rāma; dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ — best of the upholders of dharma; pratyuvācāñjaliṃ — replied, (making) the añjali; kṛtvā — having made; pitaraṃ — to his father; vākyakovidaḥ — skilled in speech

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.