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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.33.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 33: Bark garments over Sītā’s silk. Rāma declines royal provisions and helps Sītā fasten her bark clothing, Daśaratha protests her humiliation

In the sequence: Rāma declines the escort: after giving up the Kingdom, retaining its luxuries would make no sense

2.33.1

mahāmātravacaḥ śrutvā rāmo daśarathaṃ tadā
anvabhāṣata vākyaṃ tu vinayajño vinītavat

Having heard the minister's words, Rāma, versed in propriety, then addressed these words to Daśaratha humbly:

Words: mahāmātravacaḥ — the minister's words; śrutvā — having heard; rāmo — Rāma; daśarathaṃ — to Daśaratha; tadā — then; anvabhāṣata — replied, addressed; vākyaṃ — words; tu — and; vinayajño — knower of decorum; vinītavat — modestly, humbly

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.