Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 55: Kausalyā reproaches Daśaratha · 2.55.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.55.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 55: Kausalyā reproaches Daśaratha. She fears Rāma will reject Bharata’s former Kingdom even after returning, Daśaratha collapses and recalls his past wrongdoing

In the sequence: Kausalyā asks how her sons and Sītā, accustomed to comfort, can endure forest life

2.55.1

vanaṃ gate dharmapare rāme ramayatāṃ vare
kausalyā rudatī svārtā bhartāram idam abravīt

When Rāma, devoted to dharma and best of those who give delight, had gone to the forest, Kausalyā, weeping and sore distressed, said this to her husband:

Words: vanaṃ — to the forest; gate — having gone; dharmapare — devoted to dharma; rāme — Rāma (having gone); ramayatāṃ — of those who give delight; vare — best, foremost; kausalyā — Kausalyā; rudatī — weeping; svārtā — sore distressed, in her own anguish; bhartāram — to (her) husband; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.