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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.52.13

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

2.52.13

sarvam antaḥpuraṃ vācyaṃ sūta mad vacanāt tvayā
ārogyam aviśeṣeṇa yathārhaṃ cābhivādanam

'The whole harem, charioteer, is to be addressed by you in my name: (wish them all) health without distinction, and salutation each as is due.'

Words: sarvam — the whole; antaḥpuraṃ — the harem, inner apartments; vācyaṃ — is to be addressed; sūta — O charioteer; mad vacanāt — in my name, on my behalf; tvayā — by you; ārogyam — health, well-being; aviśeṣeṇa — without distinction, alike; yathārhaṃ — as befitting, each as is due; cābhivādanam — and salutation

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.