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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.54.19
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 54: Sumantra comforts Kausalyā. He describes Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s curiosity about the forest, but Kausalyā’s grief persists
In the sequence: he urges Kausalyā to take comfort in their determination to fulfill the promise → despite his reassurance, she continues to weep.
2.54.19
vidhūya śokaṃ parihṛṣṭamānasā maharṣiyāte pathi suvyavasthitāḥ
vane ratā vanyaphalāśanāḥ pituḥ śubhāṃ pratijñāṃ paripālayanti te
vane ratā vanyaphalāśanāḥ pituḥ
śubhāṃ pratijñāṃ paripālayanti te
Having shaken off grief, glad at heart, well-established on the path trodden by great seers, delighting in the forest and living on its wild fruits, they are fulfilling their father's noble pledge.
Words: vidhūya — having shaken off; śokaṃ — grief; parihṛṣṭamānasā — glad at heart; maharṣiyāte — trodden by great seers; pathi — on the path; suvyavasthitāḥ — well-established, steadfast; vane — in the forest; ratā — delighting; vanyaphalāśanāḥ — eating wild fruits; pituḥ — of the father; śubhāṃ — noble, auspicious; pratijñāṃ — pledge, promise; paripālayanti — are fulfilling, keeping; te — they
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.