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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.21

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: Kausalyā asks her not to think less of Rāma because he has lost his position

2.34.21

sa tvayā nāvamantavyaḥ putraḥ pravrājito mama
tava daivatam astv eṣa nirdhanaḥ sadhano 'pi vā

My son, now sent into exile, must not be slighted by you; whether he be without wealth or with wealth, let him be your god.

Words: sa — he; tvayā — by you; nāvamantavyaḥ — not to be slighted; putraḥ — the son; pravrājito — exiled, sent forth; mama — my; tava — your; daivatam — god, deity; astv — let (him) be; eṣa — this one; nirdhanaḥ — without wealth; sadhano 'pi vā — or even with wealth

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.