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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Omens hasten the abhiṣeka. Daśaratha fixes the ceremony for the next day while Bharata is away, Rāma & Sītā must fast and sleep on darbha

In the sequence: privately, Daśaratha explains that he has fulfilled his life's obligations and wishes to see his son installed before he dies

2.4.15

na kiṃ cin mama kartavyaṃ tavānyatrābhiṣecanāt
ato yat tvām ahaṃ brūyāṃ tan me tvaṃ kartum arhasi

There is nothing left for me to do except your consecration; therefore, whatever I tell you, that you ought to do for me.

Words: na kiṃ cin — nothing at all; mama — my, for me; kartavyaṃ — to be done, remaining; tavānyatrābhiṣecanāt — except your consecration; ato — therefore; yat — whatever; tvām — you, to you; ahaṃ — I; brūyāṃ — should say; tan — that; me — for me; tvaṃ — you; kartum — to do; arhasi — ought, should

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.