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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.53.22

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 53: Daśaratha’s remorse. Sumantra describes the horses’ reluctance and the country’s grief, Daśaratha regrets his uncounselled decision and begs to see Rāma

In the sequence: saying that he will die without another sight of him, he calls for all three travelers and faints again → Kausalyā watches in fear.

2.53.22

lohitākṣaṃ mahābāhum āmuktamaṇikuṇḍalam
rāmaṃ yadi na paśyāmi gamiṣyāmi yamakṣayam

'If I do not see Rāma—red-eyed, mighty-armed, wearing his jeweled earrings—I shall go to the abode of Yama.'

Words: lohitākṣaṃ — red-eyed; mahābāhum — mighty-armed; āmuktamaṇikuṇḍalam — wearing jeweled earrings; rāmaṃ — Rāma; yadi — if; na — not; paśyāmi — I see; gamiṣyāmi — I shall go; yamakṣayam — to the abode of Yama

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.