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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.17.27

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 17: Kausalyā learns of Rāma’s exile. Rāma tells Kausalyā that Bharata will inherit and he must leave, she collapses and laments their separation

In the sequence: she laments that her fasting, gifts, and prayers have brought no relief and wishes she could die rather than lose him.

2.17.27

upavāsaiś ca yogaiś ca bahubhiś ca pariśramaiḥ
duḥkhaṃ saṃvardhito moghaṃ tvaṃ hi durgatayā mayā

For with fasts and disciplines and many toils, painfully and in vain, were you reared by me, ill-fated as I am.

Words: upavāsaiś — with fasts; ca — and; yogaiś — with disciplines; ca — and; bahubhiś — with many; ca — and; pariśramaiḥ — with toils; duḥkhaṃ — painfully; saṃvardhito — reared, brought up; moghaṃ — in vain; tvaṃ — you; hi — indeed; durgatayā — by (me) ill-fated; mayā — by me

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.