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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.12

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: he feared Daśaratha and Kausalyā would die of grief and that the King would never see Rāma installed

2.80.12

mahatā tapasā labdho vividhaiś ca pariśramaiḥ
eko daśarathasyaiṣa putraḥ sadṛśalakṣaṇaḥ

‘Won by great austerity and by manifold toils, this is the one son of Daśaratha who bears marks worthy of him.’

Words: mahatā — by great; tapasā — austerity; labdho — obtained; vividhaiś ca — and by manifold; pariśramaiḥ — efforts, toils; eko — the one, sole; daśarathasyaiṣa — this ... of Daśaratha; putraḥ — son; sadṛśalakṣaṇaḥ — of matching, worthy marks

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.