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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.21

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

2.46.21

naivāham anuśocāmi lakṣmaṇo na ca maithilī
ayodhyāyāś cyutāś ceti vane vatsyāmaheti vā

'Neither do I grieve at all, nor Lakṣmaṇa, nor the princess of Mithilā, whether at being fallen from Ayodhyā, or (thinking) "we shall dwell in the forest."'

Words: naivāham — not at all do I; anuśocāmi — grieve; lakṣmaṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; na ca — nor; maithilī — the Maithilī (Sītā); ayodhyāyāś — from Ayodhyā; cyutāś ceti — 'fallen', and thus; vane — in the forest; vatsyāmaheti — 'we shall dwell', thus; vā — or

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.