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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.21

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 declares that he too will leave the Kingdom and follow Rāma.

2.32.21

śrutvā tu siddhārthavaco rājā śrāntatarasvanaḥ
śokopahatayā vācā kaikeyīm idam abravīt

But hearing Siddhārtha's words, the king, his voice grown utterly faint, said this to Kaikeyī with grief-stricken speech:

Words: śrutvā — having heard; tu — but; siddhārthavaco — Siddhārtha's words; rājā — the king; śrāntatarasvanaḥ — with very faint voice; śokopahatayā — stricken with grief; vācā — with voice, speech; kaikeyīm — to Kaikeyī; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.