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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.57.16

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Lakṣmaṇa explains his departure. He recounts Sītā’s accusations after the false cry, Rāma insists that her harsh words should not have overridden his order

In the sequence: she accused him of desiring her, conspiring with Bharata, and waiting for an opportunity against Rāma → angered by those accusations, he left the hermitage

3.57.16

saṃketād bharatena tvaṃ rāmaṃ samanugacchasi
krośantaṃ hi yathātyarthaṃ nainam abhyavapadyase

By a secret pact with Bharata you follow Rāma; for though he cries out so exceedingly, you do not go to his aid.

Words: saṃketād — by a secret pact; bharatena — with Bharata; tvaṃ — you; rāmaṃ — Rāma; samanugacchasi — you follow, accompany; krośantaṃ — crying out; hi — for, indeed; yathātyarthaṃ — so exceedingly; nainam — not him; abhyavapadyase — you come to (his) aid

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.