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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.31.5

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

2.31.5

gamiṣyati mahāraṇyaṃ taṃ paśya jagatīpate
vṛtaṃ rājaguṇaiḥ sarvair ādityam iva raśmibhiḥ

He will go to the great forest; behold him, O lord of the world, endowed with all kingly virtues as the sun with its rays.”

Words: gamiṣyati — will go; mahāraṇyaṃ — to the great forest; taṃ paśya — behold him; jagatīpate — O lord of the world; vṛtaṃ — encompassed, endowed; rājaguṇaiḥ — with kingly virtues; sarvair — all; ādityam iva — like the sun; raśmibhiḥ — with rays

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.