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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.2

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Agastya’s directions. Rāma asks for a wooded home near water, Agastya recommends food-rich Pañcavaṭī beside the Godāvarī and describes the route

In the sequence: Agastya expresses pleasure at their visit and recognizes the fatigue of the journey, especially Sītā's

3.12.2

adhvaśrameṇa vāṃ khedo bādhate pracuraśramaḥ
vyaktam utkaṇṭhate cāpi maithilī janakātmajā

Weariness with much fatigue from the toil of the road afflicts you both; and clearly Maithilī, the daughter of Janaka, is also longing (for rest).

Words: adhvaśrameṇa — by the toil of the road; vāṃ — of you two; khedo — weariness, distress; bādhate — afflicts, torments; pracuraśramaḥ — with abundant fatigue; vyaktam — clearly, evidently; utkaṇṭhate — longs, yearns; cāpi — and also; maithilī — Maithilī (Sītā); janakātmajā — the daughter of Janaka

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.