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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.31

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

2.35.31

na hi tat puruṣavyāghro duḥkhadaṃ darśanaṃ pituḥ
mātuś ca sahituṃ śaktas totrārdita iva dvipaḥ

For that tiger among men could no more bear the grief-giving sight of his father and mother than an elephant tormented by the goad.

Words: na hi — for not; tat — that; puruṣavyāghro — tiger among men; duḥkhadaṃ — grief-giving; darśanaṃ — sight; pituḥ — of his father; mātuś ca — and of his mother; sahituṃ — to bear, endure; śaktas — able; totrārdita — tormented by the goad; iva — like, as; dvipaḥ — elephant

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.