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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.23.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 23: Rāma asks Sītā to remain in Ayodhyā. Rāma reveals the exile and asks Sītā to respect Bharata’s authority, honour the Queens and care for his grieving parents

In the sequence: when Rāma enters, she notices his pale, troubled face

2.23.6

atha sītā samutpatya vepamānā ca taṃ patim
apaśyac chokasaṃtaptaṃ cintāvyākulilendriyam

Then Sītā, springing up and trembling, saw her husband scorched with grief, his senses agitated with anxiety.

Words: atha — then; sītā — Sītā; samutpatya — having sprung up; vepamānā ca — and trembling; taṃ patim — that husband; apaśyac — saw; chokasaṃtaptaṃ — scorched with grief; cintāvyākulilendriyam — his senses agitated with anxiety

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.