Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 52: Sumantra reports the farewells · 2.52.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.52.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 52: Sumantra reports the farewells. Rāma asks Bharata to care for the family, Lakṣmaṇa condemns the banishment and Sītā stands silently in tears

In the sequence: After reviving, Daśaratha asks Sumantra how the travelers will eat, sleep, and survive in the forest

2.52.1

pratyāśvasto yadā rājā mohāt pratyāgataḥ punaḥ
athājuhāva taṃ sūtaṃ rāmavṛttāntakāraṇāt

When the king had regained his breath and come back once more from his swoon, he summoned that charioteer to learn the tidings of Rāma.

Words: pratyāśvasto — regained breath, revived; yadā — when; rājā — the king; mohāt — from his swoon, faint; pratyāgataḥ — returned, come back; punaḥ — again; athājuhāva — then summoned; taṃ — that; sūtaṃ — charioteer; rāmavṛttāntakāraṇāt — to learn the tidings of Rāma

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.