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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.26

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.

2.46.26

bharataṃ ca pariṣvajya yauvarājye 'bhiṣicya ca
asmatsaṃtāpajaṃ duḥkhaṃ na tvām abhibhaviṣyati

'And once you have embraced Bharata and consecrated him as heir-apparent, the grief born of sorrow for us will not overwhelm you.'

Words: bharataṃ ca — and Bharata; pariṣvajya — having embraced; yauvarājye — in the heir-apparency; 'bhiṣicya ca — and having consecrated; asmatsaṃtāpajaṃ — born of grief for us; duḥkhaṃ — the sorrow; na — not; tvām — you; abhibhaviṣyati — will overwhelm, overpower

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.