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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.41

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

2.46.41

tat kṛtena mayā prāptaṃ ratha caryā kṛtaṃ sukham
āśaṃse tvatkṛtenāhaṃ vanavāsakṛtaṃ sukham

'The happiness that comes of driving the chariot I have gained through this service of mine; through your grace I hope, too, for the happiness that comes of dwelling in the forest.'

Words: tat kṛtena — by that (service) done; mayā — by me; prāptaṃ — obtained; ratha caryā kṛtaṃ — produced by chariot-driving; sukham — happiness; āśaṃse — I hope for; tvatkṛtenāhaṃ — I, through what is done by you; vanavāsakṛtaṃ — produced by forest-dwelling; sukham — happiness

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.