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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.25

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 14: Lakṣmaṇa builds the Pañcavaṭī hut. He bathes in the Godāvarī and performs puṣpabali and śānti, Rāma embraces him and recalls Daśaratha’s care

In the sequence: Rāma and Sītā are delighted → Rāma embraces Lakṣmaṇa as his reward and says that his considerate care makes their father seem still present

3.14.25

susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ tadā
atisnigdhaṃ ca gāḍhaṃ ca vacanaṃ cedam abravīt

Greatly delighted, embracing Lakṣmaṇa then with both arms, he spoke this most affectionate and heartfelt word:

Words: susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ — greatly delighted; pariṣvajya — having embraced; bāhubhyāṃ — with both arms; lakṣmaṇaṃ — Lakṣmaṇa; tadā — then; atisnigdhaṃ — most affectionate; ca — and; gāḍhaṃ — heartfelt, firm; ca — and; vacanaṃ — word, speech; cedam — and this; abravīt — spoke

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.