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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.4

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: The three bow to Daśaratha and their mothers

2.35.4

taṃ vandamānaṃ rudatī mātā saumitrim abravīt
hitakāmā mahābāhuṃ mūrdhny upāghrāya lakṣmaṇam

As he bowed, his weeping mother, wishing his welfare, having kissed the mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa on the head, spoke to Saumitri:

Words: taṃ — him; vandamānaṃ — bowing, paying homage; rudatī — weeping; mātā — the mother; saumitrim — to Saumitri (son of Sumitrā); abravīt — said; hitakāmā — desiring his welfare; mahābāhuṃ — the mighty-armed; mūrdhny — on the head; upāghrāya — having smelled, kissed; lakṣmaṇam — Lakṣmaṇa

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.