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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.33.5

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

2.33.5

khanitrapiṭake cobhe mamānayata gacchataḥ
caturdaśa vane vāsaṃ varṣāṇi vasato mama

Bring me both a spade and a basket, for me as I set out to dwell in the forest for fourteen years.

Words: khanitrapiṭake — a spade and a basket (dual); cobhe — and both; mamānayata — bring for me; gacchataḥ — for (me) as I go, departing; caturdaśa — fourteen; vane — in the forest; vāsaṃ — a dwelling, residence; varṣāṇi — years; vasato — dwelling; mama — of me

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.