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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.31

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.

2.34.31

suptāyās te gamiṣyanti navavarṣāṇi pañca ca
sā samagram iha prāptaṃ māṃ drakṣyasi suhṛdvṛtam

Fourteen years will pass while you sleep; and you will see me, come back here safe and whole, surrounded by my friends.

Words: suptāyās — of you sleeping; te — for you; gamiṣyanti — will pass; navavarṣāṇi — nine years; pañca ca — and five; sā — you (that one); samagram — whole, unharmed; iha — here; prāptaṃ — arrived, come back; māṃ — me; drakṣyasi — you will see; suhṛdvṛtam — surrounded by friends

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.