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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.22

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.

2.32.22

anuvrajiṣyāmy aham adya rāmaṃ rājyaṃ parityajya sukhaṃ dhanaṃ ca
sahaiva rājñā bharatena ca tvaṃ yathā sukhaṃ bhuṅkṣva cirāya rājyam

“This very day I shall follow Rāma, renouncing kingdom, comfort, and wealth. You, together with King Bharata, enjoy the kingdom at your pleasure for long years to come.”

Words: anuvrajiṣyāmy — I shall follow; aham — I; adya — today, this very day; rāmaṃ — Rāma; rājyaṃ — the kingdom; parityajya — having renounced, given up; sukhaṃ — comfort, happiness; dhanaṃ — wealth; ca — and; sahaiva — together with; rājñā — the king; bharatena — Bharata; ca — and; tvaṃ — you; yathā sukhaṃ — at your pleasure, at ease; bhuṅkṣva — enjoy!; cirāya — for a long time; rājyam — the kingdom

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.