Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 40: Rāma Departs from Ayodhyā
Text 2.40.40
अन्वीक्षमाणो रामस्तु विषण्णं भ्रान्तचेतसम्।
राजानं मातरं चैव ददर्शानुगतौ पथि॥
anvīkṣamāṇo rāmas tu viṣaṇṇaṁ bhrānta-cetasam
rājānaṁ mātaraṁ caiva dadarśānugatau pathi
anvīkṣamāṇaḥ = looking behind; rāmaḥ tu = Rāma; viṣaṇṇam = the distressed; bhrānta-cetasam = who was perplexed in mind; rājānam = king; mātaram = His mother; ca eva = and; dadarśa = saw; anugatau = following [Him]; pathi = on the path.
Looking behind, Rāma saw the distressed king who was perplexed in mind and His mother following Him on the path.