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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.11

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: recovering, he orders Sumantra to prepare a royal chariot and carry the travelers beyond the Kingdom

2.34.11

evaṃ manye guṇavatāṃ guṇānāṃ phalam ucyate
pitrā mātrā ca yat sādhur vīro nirvāsyate vanam

Thus, I think, is declared the fruit of the virtues of the virtuous: that a good and heroic man is banished to the forest by his father and mother.

Words: evaṃ — thus; manye — I think; guṇavatāṃ — of the virtuous; guṇānāṃ — of the virtues; phalam — the fruit; ucyate — is called, declared; pitrā — by the father; mātrā ca — and by the mother; yat — that; sādhur — the good man; vīro — the hero; nirvāsyate — is banished; vanam — to the forest

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.