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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.9

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

2.34.9

saṃjñāṃ tu pratilabhyaiva muhūrtāt sa mahīpatiḥ
netrābhyām aśrupūrṇābhyāṃ sumantram idam abravīt

But regaining his senses after a moment, that lord of the earth, with eyes brimming with tears, said this to Sumantra:

Words: saṃjñāṃ — consciousness, his senses; tu — but; pratilabhyaiva — only after regaining; muhūrtāt — after a moment; sa — he; mahīpatiḥ — the lord of the earth; netrābhyām — with both eyes; aśrupūrṇābhyāṃ — full of tears; sumantram — to Sumantra; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.