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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.19

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

2.46.19

tad yathā sa mahārājo nālīkam adhigacchati
na ca tāmyati duḥkhena sumantra kuru tat tathā

'So act, Sumantra, in such a way that the great king does not fall into (thoughts of) deceit, nor languish with grief.'

Words: tad — therefore; yathā — so that; sa — that; mahārājo — the great king; nālīkam — falsehood, deceit; adhigacchati — incurs, falls into; na ca — and not; tāmyati — languishes, is distressed; duḥkhena — with grief; sumantra — O Sumantra; kuru — do, act; tat — that; tathā — so

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.