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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.35

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.

2.34.35

jajñe 'tha tāsāṃ saṃnādaḥ krauñcīnām iva niḥsvanaḥ
mānavendrasya bhāryāṇām evaṃ vadati rāghave

As Rāghava spoke thus, there arose from those wives of the lord of men an outcry like the cry of female krauñca birds.

Words: jajñe — arose, was born; 'tha — then; tāsāṃ — of them; saṃnādaḥ — an outcry, clamour; krauñcīnām iva — like of female krauñcas; niḥsvanaḥ — a cry, sound; mānavendrasya — of the lord of men; bhāryāṇām — of the wives; evaṃ — thus; vadati rāghave — as Rāghava spoke

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.