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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.23

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: supported by Sumantra, he goes down to the Mandākinī and, facing south, offers water to his father

2.95.23

tato nityānugas teṣāṃ viditātmā mahāmatiḥ
mṛdur dāntaś ca śāntaś ca rāme ca dṛḍha bhaktimān

Then their constant attendant, of disciplined self and great wisdom, gentle, self-controlled and serene, and firmly devoted to Rāma —

Words: tato — then; nityānugas — the constant attendant; teṣāṃ — of them; viditātmā — of disciplined self; mahāmatiḥ — of great wisdom; mṛdur — gentle; dāntaś — self-controlled; ca — and; śāntaś — serene; ca — and; rāme — toward Rāma; ca — and; dṛḍha bhaktimān — firmly devoted

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.