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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.24.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 24: Sītā claims a share in the exile. She insists that a wife shares her husband’s fate and chooses forest hardship with Rāma over comfort without him

In the sequence: she promises to eat roots and fruit without becoming a burden, and looks forward to seeing rivers, mountains, and woods under his protection

2.24.13

icchāmi saritaḥ śailān palvalāni vanāni ca
draṣṭuṃ sarvatra nirbhītā tvayā nāthena dhīmatā

I wish to see the rivers, the mountains, the pools, and the forests, fearless everywhere with you, my wise protector.

Words: icchāmi — I wish; saritaḥ — the rivers; śailān — the mountains; palvalāni — the pools; vanāni ca — and the forests; draṣṭuṃ — to see; sarvatra — everywhere; nirbhītā — fearless; tvayā nāthena — with you as protector; dhīmatā — wise

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.