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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.47.32
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: Lakṣmaṇa says that neither he nor Sītā can live without Rāma and that his grief is overwhelming them too → reassured by their devotion, Rāma renews his resolve to complete the exile.
2.47.32
na hi tātaṃ na śatrughnaṃ na sumitrāṃ paraṃtapa
draṣṭum iccheyam adyāhaṃ svargaṃ vāpi tvayā vinā
Without you, O scorcher of foes, I would not wish today to see my father, nor Śatrughna, nor Sumitrā, nor even heaven.
Words: na hi — for not; tātaṃ — the father; na śatrughnaṃ — nor Śatrughna; na sumitrāṃ — nor Sumitrā; paraṃtapa — O scorcher of foes; draṣṭum — to see; iccheyam — I would wish; adyāhaṃ — today I; svargaṃ vāpi — or even heaven; tvayā vinā — without 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.