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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.47.6

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 imagines Daśaratha grieving while Kaikeyī is satisfied and worries that her ambition may endanger the old King

2.47.6

dhruvam adya mahārājo duḥkhaṃ svapiti lakṣmaṇa
kṛtakāmā tu kaikeyī tuṣṭā bhavitum arhati

“Surely tonight the great king sleeps in sorrow, Lakṣmaṇa; but Kaikeyī, her desire fulfilled, may well be content.

Words: dhruvam — surely; adya — today, tonight; mahārājo — the great king; duḥkhaṃ — in sorrow; svapiti — sleeps; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; kṛtakāmā — her desire fulfilled; tu — but; kaikeyī — Kaikeyī; tuṣṭā — content, satisfied; bhavitum arhati — may well be

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.