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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāma crosses the Gaṅgā. He sends Sumantra back as proof of departure, forms matted locks with banyan sap and crosses while Sītā prays

In the sequence: Rāma asks him to support the aging, distressed Daśaratha and carry the assurance that all three will return after fourteen years

2.46.15

ikṣvākūṇāṃ tvayā tulyaṃ suhṛdaṃ nopalakṣaye
yathā daśaratho rājā māṃ na śocet tathā kuru

'I know no friend of the Ikṣvākus equal to you; act so that King Daśaratha may not grieve for me.'

Words: ikṣvākūṇāṃ — of the Ikṣvākus; tvayā tulyaṃ — equal to you; suhṛdaṃ — friend; nopalakṣaye — I do not perceive; yathā — so that; daśaratho — Daśaratha; rājā — the king; māṃ — for me; na śocet — may not grieve; tathā — so; kuru — act, do

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.