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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.69.34

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Kabandha’s directions to Pampā. He describes food and cool water, Śabarī’s hermitage and unfading flowers, then Sugrīva’s refuge on Ṛṣyamūka

In the sequence: the brothers take leave of the radiant Kabandha → as he departs through the sky, he gives them one final reminder to make the alliance.

3.69.34

taṃ tu khasthaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kabandhaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau
prasthitau tvaṃ vrajasveti vākyam ūcatur antikāt

To that illustrious Kabandha standing in the sky, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, as they set out, spoke from close by the words, 'Now go your way.'

Words: taṃ — to him; tu — and; khasthaṃ — standing in the sky; mahābhāgaṃ — illustrious, greatly blessed; kabandhaṃ — Kabandha; rāmalakṣmaṇau — Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; prasthitau — setting out (both); tvaṃ — you; vrajasveti — 'go!' thus; vākyam — the words; ūcatur — the two said; antikāt — from close by

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.