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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.39

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 offers to serve them in the forest and bring them home when the exile ends

2.46.39

yadi me yācamānasya tyāgam eva kariṣyasi
saratho 'gniṃ pravekṣyāmi tyakta mātra iha tvayā

'If, though I plead with you, you will nonetheless forsake me, then, together with the chariot, I shall enter the fire the very moment I am abandoned by you here.'

Words: yadi — if; me — of me; yācamānasya — imploring, begging; tyāgam eva — abandonment indeed; kariṣyasi — you will do; saratho — together with the chariot; 'gniṃ — the fire; pravekṣyāmi — I shall enter; tyakta mātra — the very moment (I am) abandoned; iha — here; tvayā — by you

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.