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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.55

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 85: Bharadvāja’s divine feast. Invoked devatās provide the army with food, drink and comforts, Bharata honours Rāma’s throne and sits as a minister

In the sequence: the army becomes drunk and merry, and soldiers cry that they want to go neither to Ayodhyā nor to Daṇḍaka, wishing Bharata well and happiness to Rāma

2.85.55

naivāyodhyāṃ gamiṣyāmo na gamiṣyāma daṇḍakān
kuśalaṃ bharatasyāstu rāmasyāstu tathā sukham

“We will not go to Ayodhyā, nor will we go to the Daṇḍaka forest! May it be well with Bharata, and may there be happiness for Rāma too!”

Words: naivāyodhyāṃ — not to Ayodhyā; gamiṣyāmo — we will go; na — nor; gamiṣyāma — we will go; daṇḍakān — to the Daṇḍakas; kuśalaṃ — well-being; bharatasyāstu — let it be for Bharata; rāmasyāstu — let it be for Rāma; tathā — likewise; sukham — happiness

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.