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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: the Queens approach to take leave

2.86.15

vepamānā kṛśā dīnā saha devyā sumantriyā
kausalyā tatra jagrāha karābhyāṃ caraṇau muneḥ

Trembling, emaciated, and wretched, Kausalyā there, together with Queen Sumitrā, grasped the sage's feet with both her hands.

Words: vepamānā — trembling; kṛśā — emaciated; dīnā — wretched; saha devyā — together with the queen; sumantriyā — (with) Sumitrā; kausalyā — Kausalyā; tatra — there; jagrāha — grasped; karābhyāṃ — with both hands; caraṇau — the two feet; muneḥ — of the sage

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.