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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.29

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: Rāma asks his mother to care for Daśaratha and assures her that the years will pass → he apologizes to all his father's wives for any offense he has caused and takes leave amid their lamentation.

2.34.29

tāṃ prāñjalir abhikramya mātṛmadhye 'tisatkṛtām
rāmaḥ paramadharmajño mātaraṃ vākyam abravīt

Approaching with palms joined his mother, greatly honoured amid the other mothers, Rāma, supreme knower of dharma, spoke these words to her:

Words: tāṃ — her; prāñjalir — with palms joined; abhikramya — having approached; mātṛmadhye — amid the mothers; 'tisatkṛtām — greatly honoured; rāmaḥ — Rāma; paramadharmajño — supreme knower of dharma; mātaraṃ — to the mother; vākyam — words; abravīt — spoke

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.