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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.98.9
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 98: Bharata’s appeal and Rāma’s answer. Bharata asks him to restore the Kingdom, Rāma teaches the inevitability of loss, separation and death
In the sequence: he asks Rāma to let those who depend on him receive the benefit of his abilities and describes the welcome awaiting him in Ayodhyā
2.98.9
sa yadā puṣpito bhūtvā phalāni na vidarśayet
sa tāṃ nānubhavet prītiṃ yasya hetoḥ prabhāvitaḥ
—and when, having come into flower, it should yet show no fruit, the man would not enjoy that reward for the sake of which it was made to grow;
Words: sa — it; yadā — when; puṣpito bhūtvā — having come into flower; phalāni — fruits; na vidarśayet — should not show, display; sa — he; tāṃ — that; nānubhavet — would not enjoy; prītiṃ — delight, reward; yasya hetoḥ — for the sake of which; prabhāvitaḥ — it was raised, made to thrive
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.