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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.22

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

2.46.22

caturdaśasu varṣeṣu nivṛtteṣu punaḥ punaḥ
lakṣmaṇaṃ māṃ ca sītāṃ ca drakṣyasi kṣipram āgatān

'When the fourteen years are over, you will soon see Lakṣmaṇa, and me, and Sītā come back once more.'

Words: caturdaśasu — in fourteen; varṣeṣu — years; nivṛtteṣu — when ended (loc. abs.); punaḥ punaḥ — again and again; lakṣmaṇaṃ — Lakṣmaṇa; māṃ ca — and me; sītāṃ ca — and Sītā; drakṣyasi — you will see; kṣipram — soon; āgatān — returned, come back

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.