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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.23

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: he sends greetings to all the Queens, asks that Bharata be brought back and installed, and tells Bharata to honor every mother, especially Kausalyā.

2.46.23

evam uktvā tu rājānaṃ mātaraṃ ca sumantra me
anyāś ca devīḥ sahitāḥ kaikeyīṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ

'Having thus addressed the king, and my mother, Sumantra, and all the other queens together, and Kaikeyī, again and again,'

Words: evam uktvā — having thus spoken to; tu — and; rājānaṃ — the king; mātaraṃ ca — and the mother; sumantra — O Sumantra; me — my; anyāś ca devīḥ — and the other queens; sahitāḥ — together, all; kaikeyīṃ ca — and Kaikeyī; punaḥ punaḥ — again and again

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.