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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.30

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

2.35.30

padātinau ca yānārhāv aduḥkhārhau sukhocitau
dṛṣṭvā saṃcodayām āsa śīghraṃ yāhīti sārathim

Seeing the two on foot who deserved a carriage, who deserved no sorrow and were used to comfort, he urged the charioteer, 'Go quickly!'

Words: padātinau — the two going on foot; ca — and; yānārhāv — deserving of a carriage; aduḥkhārhau — not deserving sorrow; sukhocitau — accustomed to comfort; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; saṃcodayām āsa — urged on; śīghraṃ — quickly; yāhīti — 'go', so; sārathim — the charioteer

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.