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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.24

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: Daśaratha and Kausalyā also follow on foot

2.35.24

atha rājā vṛtaḥ strībhir dīnābhir dīnacetanaḥ
nirjagāma priyaṃ putraṃ drakṣyāmīti bruvan gṛhāt

Then the king, surrounded by his sorrowful women and himself dejected in mind, went forth from the palace, saying 'I shall see my dear son.'

Words: atha — then; rājā — the king; vṛtaḥ — surrounded; strībhir — by the women; dīnābhir — sorrowful (women); dīnacetanaḥ — dejected in mind; nirjagāma — went forth; priyaṃ — dear; putraṃ — son; drakṣyāmīti — 'I shall see', so; bruvan — saying; gṛhāt — from the house, palace

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.