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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 80: Guha recounts Lakṣmaṇa’s vigil. Lakṣmaṇa refused sleep and feared for their parents, then crossed the Gaṅgā with Rāma & Sītā at dawn

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa refused, saying he could not sleep while Rāma and Sītā lay on the ground

2.80.10

kathaṃ dāśarathau bhūmau śayāne saha sītayā
śakyā nidrāmayā labdhuṃ jīvitaṃ vā sukhāni vā

‘How, while the son of Daśaratha lies upon the ground with Sītā, could sleep be won by me, or life, or comforts?’

Words: kathaṃ — how; dāśarathau — the son of Daśaratha (loc.); bhūmau — on the ground; śayāne — lying (loc. abs.); saha sītayā — with Sītā; śakyā — possible, able; nidrāmayā — sleep ... by me; labdhuṃ — to be obtained; jīvitaṃ — life; vā — or; sukhāni — comforts; vā — or

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.