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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 90: Lakṣmaṇa suspects Bharata’s army. He recognizes the banner, assumes an attack and urges Rāma to extinguish the fire, hide Sītā and prepare to fight

In the sequence: he urges taking a defensible position and attacking

2.90.17

api drakṣyāmi bharataṃ yatkṛte vyasanaṃ mahat
tvayā rāghava saṃprāptaṃ sītayā ca mayā tathā

Shall I indeed see Bharata, for whose sake this great calamity has befallen you, Rāghava, and Sītā, and me alike?

Words: api drakṣyāmi — shall I see; bharataṃ — Bharata; yatkṛte — for whose sake; vyasanaṃ mahat — great calamity; tvayā — by you; rāghava — O Rāghava; saṃprāptaṃ — obtained, befallen; sītayā ca — and by Sītā; mayā tathā — and by me likewise

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.