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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.39.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 39: Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā. She praises Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s companionship and assures Kausalyā of Rāma’s return and abhiṣeka

In the sequence: she pictures the sun, breeze, and moon treating him gently in recognition of his goodness

2.39.10

śayānam anaghaṃ rātrau pitevābhipariṣvajan
raśmibhiḥ saṃspṛśañ śītaiś candramā hlādayiṣyati

As the blameless one lies asleep at night, the moon, embracing him like a father and touching him with its cool rays, will gladden him.

Words: śayānam — lying asleep; anaghaṃ — the blameless one; rātrau — at night; pitevābhipariṣvajan — embracing like a father; raśmibhiḥ — with its rays; saṃspṛśañ — touching; śītaiś — cool; candramā — the moon; hlādayiṣyati — will gladden, refresh

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.