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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.35

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

2.46.35

ārtanādo hi yaḥ paurair muktas tadvipravāsane
rathasthaṃ māṃ niśāmyaiva kuryuḥ śataguṇaṃ tataḥ

'The cry of anguish that the citizens raised at his going into exile — seeing me back in the chariot, they would then make it a hundredfold greater.'

Words: ārtanādo — cry of anguish; hi — for; yaḥ — which; paurair — by the citizens; muktas — uttered, let out; tadvipravāsane — at his going into exile; rathasthaṃ — seated in the chariot; māṃ — me; niśāmyaiva — just on seeing; kuryuḥ — they would make; śataguṇaṃ — a hundredfold; tataḥ — then, thereupon

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.