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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.6

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: Lakṣmaṇa asks Rāma himself to choose and promises to follow his directions

3.14.6

evam uktas tu rāmeṇa lakmaṇaḥ saṃyatāñjaliḥ
sītā samakṣaṃ kākutstham idaṃ vacanam abravīt

Addressed thus by Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, with palms reverently joined, spoke these words to Kākutstha in Sītā's presence:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed, spoken to; tu — but, and; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; lakmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; saṃyatāñjaliḥ — with palms reverently joined; sītā — Sītā; samakṣaṃ — in the presence of, before the eyes of; kākutstham — Kākutstha (Rāma); idaṃ — this; vacanam — word, speech; abravīt — spoke, said

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.