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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.45.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 45: Lakṣmaṇa keeps watch beside the Gaṅgā. Guha offers to guard the camp, Lakṣmaṇa refuses a bed and stays awake fearing the deaths of their grieving parents

In the sequence: he also worries that their mothers will not survive the separation, although Sumitrā may endure for Śatrughna's sake

2.45.17

atikrāntam atikrāntam anavāpya manoratham
rājye rāmam anikṣipya pitā me vinaśiṣyati

'It is all over, all over! Without attaining his heart's desire, without installing Rāma in the kingdom, my father will perish.'

Words: atikrāntam — (it is) gone by, over; atikrāntam — gone by, over; anavāpya — without attaining; manoratham — heart's desire; rājye — in the kingdom; rāmam — Rāma; anikṣipya — without installing, placing; pitā — father; me — my; vinaśiṣyati — will perish

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.