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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.92.4

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 92: Bharata searches for Rāma’s hut. Search parties enter the forest, smoke guides Bharata forward and he keeps the larger company back while approaching with Guha

In the sequence: he says he will find no peace until he sees the three travelers, bows at Rāma's feet, and has him installed

2.92.4

yāvan na rāmaṃ drakṣyāmi lakṣmaṇaṃ vā mahābalam
vaidehīṃ vā mahābhāgāṃ na me śāntir bhaviṣyati

Until I see Rāma, or the mighty Lakṣmaṇa, or the illustrious Vaidehī, there will be no peace for me.

Words: yāvan na — until; rāmaṃ — Rāma; drakṣyāmi — I shall see; lakṣmaṇaṃ vā — or Lakṣmaṇa; mahābalam — the mighty; vaidehīṃ vā — or Vaidehī; mahābhāgāṃ — the illustrious; na — no; me — for me; śāntir — peace; bhaviṣyati — will be

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.