Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 32: Kaikeyī opposes Rāma’s escort · 2.32.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Kaikeyī opposes Rāma’s escort. Daśaratha offers troops and supplies, Kaikeyī cites Asamañja’s exile, Siddhārtha distinguishes Rāma’s innocence

In the sequence: Daśaratha orders Sumantra to prepare an army, attendants, merchants, companions, and abundant supplies to accompany Rāma

2.32.1

tataḥ sumantram aikṣvākaḥ pīḍito 'tra pratijñayā
sabāṣpam atiniḥśvasya jagādedaṃ punaḥ punaḥ

Then the descendant of Ikṣvāku, tormented here by his promise, sighing deeply and in tears, said this to Sumantra again and again:

Words: tataḥ — then; sumantram — to Sumantra; aikṣvākaḥ — the descendant of Ikṣvāku (Daśaratha); pīḍito — tormented; 'tra — here; pratijñayā — by the promise, vow; sabāṣpam — tearfully, with tears; atiniḥśvasya — sighing deeply; jagādedaṃ — said this; punaḥ punaḥ — again and again

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.