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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.8

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: recovering, he orders Sumantra to prepare a royal chariot and carry the travelers beyond the Kingdom

2.34.8

evam uktvā tu vacanaṃ bāṣpeṇa pihitekṣṇaha
rāmeti sakṛd evoktvā vyāhartuṃ na śaśāka ha

Having spoken these words, his eyes veiled by tears, he uttered only “Rāma!” once, and could say nothing more.

Words: evam uktvā — having spoken thus; tu — and; vacanaṃ — the words; bāṣpeṇa — with tears; pihitekṣṇaha — his eyes covered, indeed; rāmeti — “Rāma!” thus; sakṛd — once; evoktvā — having only uttered; vyāhartuṃ — to speak, utter; na śaśāka — was not able; ha — indeed

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.