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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.33

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.

2.34.33

tāś cāpi sa tathaivārtā mātṝr daśarathātmajaḥ
dharmayuktam idaṃ vākyaṃ nijagāda kṛtāñjaliḥ

And to those mothers too, likewise stricken with grief, the son of Daśaratha, with palms joined, spoke these words in keeping with dharma:

Words: tāś cāpi — and those too; sa — he; tathaivārtā — likewise stricken; mātṝr — the mothers; daśarathātmajaḥ — the son of Daśaratha; dharmayuktam — in keeping with dharma; idaṃ vākyaṃ — these words; nijagāda — spoke; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with palms joined

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.