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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.42.13

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: some urge another attempt to follow, proposing that the men serve Rāma and the women attend Sītā

2.42.13

yatra rāmo bhayaṃ nātra nāsti tatra parābhavaḥ
sa hi śūro mahābāhuḥ putro daśarathasya ca

Where Rāma is, there is no fear; there is no defeat there; for he is a hero, mighty-armed, and the son of Daśaratha.

Words: yatra — where; rāmo — Rāma; bhayaṃ — fear; nātra — not there; nāsti — there is not; tatra — there; parābhavaḥ — defeat; sa — he; hi — for, indeed; śūro — hero; mahābāhuḥ — mighty-armed; putro — son; daśarathasya — of Daśaratha; ca — and

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.