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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.17

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

2.46.17

yad yad ājñāpayet kiṃ cit sa mahātmā mahīpatiḥ
kaikeyyāḥ priyakāmārthaṃ kāryaṃ tad avikāṅkṣayā

'Whatever that great-souled lord of the earth may command, to please the wishes of Kaikeyī, that must be carried out without demur.'

Words: yad yad — whatever; ājñāpayet — may command; kiṃ cit — anything; sa — that; mahātmā — great-souled; mahīpatiḥ — lord of the earth; kaikeyyāḥ — of Kaikeyī; priyakāmārthaṃ — to please (her) dear wish; kāryaṃ — to be done; tad — that; avikāṅkṣayā — without hesitation

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.