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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.34

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: Sumantra pleads to stay: he cannot face returning with the empty chariot or telling Kausalyā where her son has gone

2.46.34

dūre 'pi nivasantaṃ tvāṃ mānasenāgrataḥ sthitam
cintayantyo 'dya nūnaṃ tvāṃ nirāhārāḥ kṛtāḥ prajāḥ

'Though you dwell far away, the people, picturing you standing before them in their minds, thinking of you today, are surely rendered unable to eat.'

Words: dūre 'pi — even far away; nivasantaṃ — dwelling; tvāṃ — you; mānasenāgrataḥ — before (them) in the mind; sthitam — standing; cintayantyo — thinking (of); 'dya — today; nūnaṃ — surely; tvāṃ — you; nirāhārāḥ — without food, fasting; kṛtāḥ — made, rendered; prajāḥ — the people, subjects

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.