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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.25

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 109: Rāma leaves Citrakūṭa for Atri. Family memories and the army’s animal waste prompt departure, Atri recounts Anasūyā’s relief of a ten-year drought and sends Sītā to her

In the sequence: Anasūyā praises her willingness to leave wealth and family to accompany her husband

2.109.25

nāto viśiṣṭaṃ paśyāmi bāndhavaṃ vimṛśanty aham
sarvatra yogyaṃ vaidehi tapaḥ kṛtam ivāvyayam

Reflecting, I see no kinsman more distinguished than he; in every case, Vaidehī, such devotion is fitting, like imperishable penance performed.

Words: nāto — than this (there is); viśiṣṭaṃ — more distinguished, superior; paśyāmi — I see; bāndhavaṃ — kinsman; vimṛśanty — reflecting (fem); aham — I; sarvatra — everywhere, in all cases; yogyaṃ — fitting, proper; vaidehi — O Vaidehī; tapaḥ — penance; kṛtam — performed; ivāvyayam — like imperishable (merit)

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.