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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.23.9

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

2.23.9

na te śataśalākena jalaphenanibhena ca
āvṛtaṃ vadanaṃ valgu chatreṇābhivirājate

Your lovely face is not shining, sheltered by the hundred-ribbed parasol white as water-foam.

Words: na — not; te — your; śataśalākena — with a hundred ribs; jalaphenanibhena ca — and resembling water-foam; āvṛtaṃ — covered, sheltered; vadanaṃ — face; valgu — lovely; chatreṇābhivirājate — shines with the parasol

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.