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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 48: Bharadvāja directs Rāma to Citrakūṭa. Rāma seeks seclusion beyond the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, Bharadvāja recommends the food-rich mountain

In the sequence: Rāma introduces himself, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā and explains why they have come to live in the forest

2.48.14

pitrā pravrājyamānaṃ māṃ saumitrir anujaḥ priyaḥ
ayam anvagamad bhrātā vanam eva dṛḍhavrataḥ

“As I was being sent into exile by my father, this my dear younger brother, the son of Sumitrā, firm in his vow, followed me into the very forest.”

Words: pitrā — by (my) father; pravrājyamānaṃ — being sent into exile; māṃ — me; saumitrir — the son of Sumitrā; anujaḥ — the younger brother; priyaḥ — dear; ayam — this; anvagamad — followed; bhrātā — brother; vanam — into the forest; eva — the very; dṛḍhavrataḥ — firm in vow

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.