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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.42.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 42: The citizens return to Ayodhyā without Rāma. Families reproach the men for returning without Rāma and imagine abandoning Kaikeyī’s Kingdom to join him

In the sequence: they imagine the rivers, forests, and mountains welcoming the travelers

2.42.10

kānanaṃ vāpi śailaṃ vā yaṃ rāmo 'bhigamiṣyati
priyātithim iva prāptaṃ nainaṃ śakṣyanty anarcitum

Whatever grove or mountain Rāma shall approach will be unable to leave him unhonored, as though a dear guest had arrived.

Words: kānanaṃ — grove; vāpi — or; śailaṃ — mountain; vā — or; yaṃ — which; rāmo — Rāma; 'bhigamiṣyati — will approach; priyātithim — a dear guest; iva — like, as though; prāptaṃ — arrived; nainaṃ — not him; śakṣyanty — will be able; anarcitum — to leave unhonored

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.