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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.22

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: The chariot departs. Sumitrā counsels Lakṣmaṇa, crowds and parents follow, Daśaratha calls for a halt while Rāma urges Sumantra onward

In the sequence: crowds surround and follow the chariot, begging him to slow down so they can keep seeing Rāma

2.35.22

aho lakṣmaṇa siddhārthaḥ satatāṃ priyavādinam
bhrātaraṃ devasaṃkāśaṃ yas tvaṃ paricariṣyasi

Ah, Lakṣmaṇa, you have gained your object, in that you will always wait upon your brother, ever kind of speech and godlike.

Words: aho — ah!, alas; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; siddhārthaḥ — one whose aim is accomplished; satatāṃ — constantly, ever; priyavādinam — kind-spoken; bhrātaraṃ — brother; devasaṃkāśaṃ — godlike; yas tvaṃ — in that you; paricariṣyasi — you will attend upon, serve

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.