Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 47: Rāma grieves and asks Lakṣmaṇa to return · 2.47.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.47.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Rāma grieves and asks Lakṣmaṇa to return. Rāma fears for his parents and asks Lakṣmaṇa to return, Lakṣmaṇa refuses to leave him and steadies his resolve

In the sequence: Without Sumantra now, Rāma tells Lakṣmaṇa that they must share the task of guarding Sītā and make their own bedding

2.47.1

sa taṃ vṛkṣaṃ samāsādya saṃdhyām anvāsya paścimām
rāmo ramayatāṃ śreṣṭha iti hovāca lakṣmaṇam

Reaching that tree and performing the evening twilight worship, Rāma, best of those who bring delight, spoke thus to Lakṣmaṇa:

Words: sa — he; taṃ vṛkṣaṃ — that tree; samāsādya — having reached; saṃdhyām — the twilight worship; anvāsya — having attended to, performed; paścimām — western, evening; rāmo — Rāma; ramayatāṃ śreṣṭha — best of those who delight (others); iti — thus; hovāca — said; lakṣmaṇam — to Lakṣmaṇa

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.