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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Farewell to the Queens. Daśaratha orders the chariot and supplies for Sītā, Kausalyā counsels her and Rāma takes leave of his father’s wives

In the sequence: Seeing Rāma dressed as a tapasvin overwhelms Daśaratha, who wonders what past harm has brought this suffering upon him

2.34.1

rāmasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā muniveṣadharaṃ ca tam
samīkṣya saha bhāryābhī rājā vigatacetanaḥ

But hearing Rāma's words and seeing him wearing an ascetic's garb, the king, together with his wives, lost consciousness.

Words: rāmasya tu — but of Rāma; vacaḥ — the words; śrutvā — having heard; muniveṣadharaṃ — wearing an ascetic's garb; ca — and; tam — him; samīkṣya — having seen; saha bhāryābhī — together with his wives; rājā — the king; vigatacetanaḥ — bereft of consciousness

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.