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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.2.18
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 2: Virādha’s attack. The weapon-bearing man-eater seizes Sītā and claims her as his wife, Lakṣmaṇa steadies Rāma and vows to kill him
In the sequence: in his distress, Rāma tells Lakṣmaṇa that Kaikeyī's wish has now been fulfilled
3.2.18
yā na tuṣyati rājyena putrārthe dīrghadarśinī
yayāhaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ hitaḥ prasthāpito vanam
adyedānīṃ sakāmā sā yā mātā mama madhyamā
She, far-sighted, who was not content with the kingdom for her son's sake, by whom I, dear to all beings, was sent forth to the forest — she, my middle mother, has now this day had her wish fulfilled.
Words: yā — she who; na — not; tuṣyati — is content; rājyena — with the kingdom; putrārthe — for her son's sake; dīrghadarśinī — the far-sighted one; yayāhaṃ — by whom I; sarvabhūtānāṃ — to all beings; hitaḥ — dear, beneficial; prasthāpito — was sent forth; vanam — to the forest; adyedānīṃ — now this day; sakāmā — with her wish fulfilled; sā — she; yā — who; mātā — mother; mama — my; madhyamā — the middle one
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.