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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.5

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: he then reveals that Daśaratha died while they were both away and asks Rāma to make the offering of water for him

2.95.5

kekayasthe ca mayi tu tvayi cāraṇyam āśrite
divam ārya gato rājā yāyajūkaḥ satāṃ mataḥ

While I was staying in Kekaya and you, O noble one, had resorted to the forest, the king — a constant sacrificer, esteemed by the good — went to heaven.

Words: kekayasthe — staying in Kekaya; ca — and; mayi — while I (was); tu — but; tvayi — and you (were); cāraṇyam — the forest; āśrite — having resorted to; divam — to heaven; ārya — O noble one; gato — went; rājā — the king; yāyajūkaḥ — a constant sacrificer; satāṃ — of the good; mataḥ — esteemed

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.