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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.27
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: she speaks about steadfastness in marriage and the value she assigns to a wife's devotion through changing circumstances.
2.109.27
prāpnuvanty ayaśaś caiva dharmabhraṃśaṃ ca maithili
akārya vaśam āpannāḥ striyo yāḥ khalu tad vidhāḥ
Such women, O Maithilī, who fall under the sway of what ought not to be done, reap both infamy and a fall from dharma.
Words: prāpnuvanty — they obtain; ayaśaś caiva — and infamy; dharmabhraṃśaṃ ca — and a fall from dharma; maithili — O Maithilī; akārya vaśam — under the sway of wrong deeds; āpannāḥ — fallen into; striyo — women; yāḥ — who; khalu — indeed; tad vidhāḥ — of such a kind
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.