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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.19

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 longed for all three travelers to return safely to Ayodhyā

2.80.19

ramyacatvarasaṃsthānāṃ suvibhaktamahāpathām
harmyaprāsādasaṃpannāṃ sarvaratnavibhūṣitām

‘That city with its lovely arrangement of squares, its well-laid-out highways, rich in mansions and palaces, adorned with every jewel;

Words: ramyacatvarasaṃsthānāṃ — with its lovely arrangement of squares; suvibhaktamahāpathām — with well-laid-out highways; harmyaprāsādasaṃpannāṃ — rich in mansions and palaces; sarvaratnavibhūṣitām — adorned with all jewels

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.