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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.41.7

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 41: Rāma leaves the sleeping citizens. Sumantra lays misleading tracks, Rāma crosses the Tamasā with Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa before the followers wake

In the sequence: trusting Bharata to comfort their parents, he thanks Lakṣmaṇa for helping protect Sītā and decides to take only water that night

2.41.7

tvayā kāryaṃ naravyāghra mām anuvrajatā kṛtam
anveṣṭavyā hi vaidehyā rakṣaṇārthe sahāyatā

By you, tiger among men, in following me, a needed service has been done; for a helper had to be found to protect Vaidehī.

Words: tvayā — by you; kāryaṃ — the service, duty; naravyāghra — O tiger among men; mām — me; anuvrajatā — by (you) following; kṛtam — done; anveṣṭavyā — to be sought; hi — for, indeed; vaidehyā — of Vaidehī; rakṣaṇārthe — for the sake of protection; sahāyatā — assistance, help

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.