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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.47.11

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: he reflects bitterly on a father surrendering an obedient son for his wife's wishes and on Bharata receiving the Kingdom

2.47.11

sukhī bata sabhāryaś ca bharataḥ kekayīsutaḥ
muditān kosalān eko yo bhokṣyaty adhirājavat

Happy indeed, together with his wife, is Bharata, the Kekaya princess's son, who alone will enjoy the flourishing Kosalas like a sovereign king.

Words: sukhī — happy; bata — indeed, alas; sabhāryaś ca — and with his wife; bharataḥ — Bharata; kekayīsutaḥ — son of the Kekaya princess; muditān — flourishing, joyful; kosalān — the Kosalas; eko — alone; yo — who; bhokṣyaty — will enjoy; adhirājavat — like a sovereign king

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.