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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.23.8

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: she asks why he has returned without the parasol, fans, ceremonial escort, auspicious rites, and other signs she expected

2.23.8

adya bārhaspataḥ śrīmān yuktaḥ puṣyo na rāghava
procyate brāhmaṇaiḥ prājñaiḥ kena tvam asi durmanāḥ

Rāghava, is not today the glorious Puṣya, ruled by Bṛhaspati, declared present by the learned brahmins? Why then are you downcast?

Words: adya — today; bārhaspataḥ — ruled by Bṛhaspati; śrīmān — glorious, auspicious; yuktaḥ — conjoined, present; puṣyo — the Puṣya asterism; na — not (interrog.); rāghava — O Rāghava; procyate — is declared; brāhmaṇaiḥ — by the brahmins; prājñaiḥ — learned; kena — by what cause; tvam asi — you are; durmanāḥ — downcast, low-spirited

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.