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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.56.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 56: Kausalyā & Daśaratha reconcile. He begs her to stop deepening his pain, she apologizes and says five nights of separation have felt like five years

In the sequence: evening comes, and Daśaratha, somewhat comforted by her gentleness, falls asleep.

2.56.17

atha prahlādito vākyair devyā kausalyayā nṛpaḥ
śokena ca samākrānto nidrāyā vaśam eyivān

Then, gladdened by the words of Queen Kausalyā yet overwhelmed by grief, the king passed under the sway of sleep.

Words: atha — then; prahlādito — gladdened; vākyair — by the words; devyā — by the queen; kausalyayā — by Kausalyā; nṛpaḥ — the king; śokena — by grief; ca — and; samākrānto — overwhelmed; nidrāyā — of sleep; vaśam — under the sway; eyivān — came, went

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.