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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 88: Rāma shows Sītā Citrakūṭa. Mineral-coloured peaks, fruit trees and waterfalls relieve his grief, forest life fulfils his father’s command while Bharata rules

In the sequence: he says he could live there happily for years with her and Lakṣmaṇa → forest life also allows him to fulfill his father's command and leave Bharata the Kingdom → he asks whether she too is finding contentment there

2.88.15

yadīha śarado 'nekās tvayā sārdham anindite
lakṣmaṇena ca vatsyāmi na māṃ śokaḥ pradhakṣyati

If here, O blameless one, I dwell many years together with you and with Lakṣmaṇa, no grief will consume me.

Words: yadīha — if here; śarado 'nekās — many autumns (years); tvayā sārdham — together with you; anindite — O blameless one; lakṣmaṇena ca — and with Lakṣmaṇa; vatsyāmi — I shall dwell; na māṃ — not me; śokaḥ — grief; pradhakṣyati — will burn up, consume

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.