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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.33.4

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: he asks only for bark garments, a spade, and a basket

2.33.4

tathā mama satāṃ śreṣṭha kiṃ dhvajinyā jagatpate
sarvāṇy evānujānāmi cīrāṇy evānayantu me

So too, O best of the virtuous, what use have I for an army, O lord of the world? I dismiss them all; let them bring me only bark-garments.

Words: tathā — likewise, so; mama — for me; satāṃ śreṣṭha — O best of the good; kiṃ — what (use); dhvajinyā — with an army, banner-host; jagatpate — O lord of the world; sarvāṇy — all; evānujānāmi — I dismiss, release; cīrāṇy — bark-garments; evānayantu — let them bring only; me — for me

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.