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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 81: Rāma and Sītā’s grass bed. Guha shows Bharata where they slept after taking only water, while Lakṣmaṇa and the Niṣādas kept watch

In the sequence: Rāma and Sītā fasted after taking water brought by Lakṣmaṇa; Lakṣmaṇa took the remaining water and fasted too, and all three performed evening worship

2.81.17

lakṣmaṇena samānītaṃ pītvā vāri mahāyaśāḥ
aupavāsyaṃ tadākārṣīd rāghavaḥ saha sītayā

The illustrious Rāghava, drinking the water Lakṣmaṇa brought, then kept a fast together with Sītā.

Words: lakṣmaṇena — by Lakṣmaṇa; samānītaṃ — brought; pītvā — having drunk; vāri — water; mahāyaśāḥ — the illustrious one; aupavāsyaṃ — a fast, fasting; tadākārṣīd — then he made, observed; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; saha sītayā — together with Sītā

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.