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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.3
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: Before describing the encounter, the narrative returns to Rāma's life at Citrakūṭa → he tells Sītā that the mountain's beauty relieves his grief over the Kingdom and their absent friends
2.88.3
na rājyād bhraṃśanaṃ bhadre na suhṛdbhir vinābhavaḥ
mano me bādhate dṛṣṭvā ramaṇīyam imaṃ girim
“Neither the fall from the kingdom, my dear, nor separation from friends afflicts my mind, when I behold this delightful mountain.
Words: na — not; rājyād — from the kingdom; bhraṃśanaṃ — the fall, loss; bhadre — my dear, good lady; na — nor; suhṛdbhir — from friends; vinābhavaḥ — the being without, separation; mano me — my mind; bādhate — afflicts, torments; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; ramaṇīyam — delightful; imaṃ girim — this mountain
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.