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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.47.15

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: fearing for Kausalyā and Sumitrā, he asks Lakṣmaṇa to return and protect them while he continues with Sītā

2.47.15

apīdānīṃ na kaikeyī saubhāgyamadamohitā
kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca saṃprabādheta matkṛte

I only hope that Kaikeyī, now deluded by the intoxication of good fortune, may not persecute Kausalyā and Sumitrā on my account.

Words: apīdānīṃ — even now, I hope now; na — not; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; saubhāgyamadamohitā — deluded by the pride of good fortune; kausalyāṃ ca — and Kausalyā; sumitrāṃ ca — and Sumitrā; saṃprabādheta — might harass, persecute; matkṛte — on my account

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.