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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.31.4

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: Sumantra tells Daśaratha that Rāma has given away his possessions and is waiting to say goodbye

2.31.4

sa tvā paśyatu bhadraṃ te rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
sarvān suhṛda āpṛcchya tvām idānīṃ didṛkṣate

May that Rāma of true valour look upon you — blessings on you! Having taken leave of all his friends, he now wishes to see you.

Words: sa — he; tvā — you; paśyatu — let him see; bhadraṃ te — blessings on you; rāmaḥ — Rāma; satyaparākramaḥ — of true valour; sarvān — all; suhṛda — friends; āpṛcchya — having taken leave of; tvām — you; idānīṃ — now; didṛkṣate — wishes to see

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.