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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.52.10

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: Sumantra conveys Rāma's respectful greetings to his father and the Queens, and his request that Kausalyā care for Daśaratha

2.52.10

iti sūto narendreṇa coditaḥ sajjamānayā
uvāca vācā rājānaṃ sabāṣpaparirabdhayā

Thus urged on by the king, the charioteer answered the king in a voice that faltered and was choked with tears.

Words: iti — thus; sūto — the charioteer; narendreṇa — by the king (lord of men); coditaḥ — urged, prompted; sajjamānayā — faltering, sticking; uvāca — spoke, answered; vācā — with a voice; rājānaṃ — the king; sabāṣpaparirabdhayā — choked with tears

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.