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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: The Citrakūṭa hut and its rites. Lakṣmaṇa builds and roasts a black antelope, Rāma bathes and makes a protective offering before they enter

In the sequence: At dawn Rāma wakes Lakṣmaṇa, and the three resume the route Bharadvāja described

2.50.3

sa suptaḥ samaye bhrātrā lakṣmaṇaḥ pratibodhitaḥ
jahau nidrāṃ ca tandrīṃ ca prasaktaṃ ca pathi śramam

Lakṣmaṇa, asleep, was roused at that moment by his brother, and cast off sleep, drowsiness, and the fatigue that clung to him from the journey.

Words: sa — he; suptaḥ — asleep; samaye — at the (right) moment; bhrātrā — by his brother; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; pratibodhitaḥ — awakened, roused; jahau — cast off, abandoned; nidrāṃ — sleep; ca — and; tandrīṃ — drowsiness, lassitude; ca — and; prasaktaṃ — clinging, persistent; ca — and; pathi — on the path; śramam — fatigue, weariness

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.