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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.43.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 43: Rāma crosses Kosala’s rivers. He crosses the Vedaśruti, Gomatī & Syandikā, shows Sītā the ancestral lands and longs to see his parents again

In the sequence: along the way he hears villagers condemn Daśaratha's decision and Kaikeyī's demands

2.43.6

yā putram īdṛśaṃ rājñaḥ pravāsayati dhārmikam
vana vāse mahāprājñaṃ sānukrośam atandritam

she who drives into exile such a son of the king — righteous, greatly wise, compassionate and unwearied — to dwell in the forest!'

Words: yā — she who; putram — the son; īdṛśaṃ — such a; rājñaḥ — of the king; pravāsayati — sends into exile, banishes; dhārmikam — righteous; vana vāse — to dwelling in the forest; mahāprājñaṃ — greatly wise; sānukrośam — compassionate; atandritam — unwearied, diligent

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.