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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.56.9

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: she takes his folded hands and apologizes

2.56.9

prasīda śirasā yāce bhūmau nitatitāsmi te
yācitāsmi hatā deva hantavyāhaṃ na hi tvayā

Be gracious! With bowed head I entreat you; I have fallen to the ground before you. I beg you—undone am I, O king; yet I am not one to be slain by you.

Words: prasīda — be gracious; śirasā — with (my) head; yāce — I entreat; bhūmau — on the ground; nitatitāsmi — I have fallen down; te — before you; yācitāsmi — I have begged; hatā — undone, slain; deva — O lord; hantavyāhaṃ — I am to be slain; na — not; hi — indeed; tvayā — by you

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.