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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 95: Rāma’s offerings for Daśaratha. Hearing of his death, Rāma collapses, then offers Mandākinī water and iṅgudī paste with jujube as his own forest fare

In the sequence: Sītā and his brothers revive him with water

2.95.12

sa tu saṃjñāṃ punar labdhvā netrābhyām āsram utsṛjan
upākrāmata kākutsthaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bahubhāṣitum

But regaining consciousness, shedding tears from both eyes, Kākutstha began to lament piteously at length.

Words: sa — he; tu — but; saṃjñāṃ — consciousness; punar — again; labdhvā — having regained; netrābhyām — from both eyes; āsram — tears; utsṛjan — shedding; upākrāmata — began; kākutsthaḥ — Kākutstha; kṛpaṇaṃ — piteously; bahubhāṣitum — to speak much, at length

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.