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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.40.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 40: The citizens follow to the Tamasā. Rāma asks them to support Bharata, then leaves his chariot to walk beside the elderly brāhmaṇas

In the sequence: Rāma asks them to transfer their affection to Bharata, obey him, and help prevent Daśaratha from grieving

2.40.10

na ca tapyed yathā cāsau vanavāsaṃ gate mayi
mahārājas tathā kāryo mama priyacikīrṣayā

And you should act, out of a wish to please me, in such a way that the great king may not grieve now that I have gone to dwell in the forest.

Words: na ca tapyed — and may not grieve, be tormented; yathā — in such a way that; cāsau — and he; vanavāsaṃ — to forest-dwelling; gate mayi — when I have gone (loc. abs.); mahārājas — the great king; tathā — so, thus; kāryo — is to be treated, acted toward; mama — my; priyacikīrṣayā — out of a wish to do (me) a kindness

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.