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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.55.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 55: Rāma meets Lakṣmaṇa. Omens and the false cry make him fear a plot against Sītā, he reproaches Lakṣmaṇa for leaving her alone

In the sequence: taking his brother's left hand, he reproaches him for leaving Sītā alone

3.55.15

gṛhītvā ca karaṃ savyaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ raghunandanaḥ
uvāca madhurodarkam idaṃ paruṣam ārtavat

And grasping Lakṣmaṇa's left hand, the delight of the Raghus spoke these words—harsh yet sweet in their outcome, as one in distress:

Words: gṛhītvā — having grasped; ca — and; karaṃ — the hand; savyaṃ — left; lakṣmaṇaṃ — Lakṣmaṇa's; raghunandanaḥ — the delight of the Raghus; uvāca — spoke; madhurodarkam — sweet in its outcome; idaṃ — this; paruṣam — harsh; ārtavat — as one in distress

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.