Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 25: Rāma describes the hardships of forest life · 2.25.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.25.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 25: Rāma describes the hardships of forest life. Rāma describes the forest’s hunger, exposure, dangerous animals and tapasvin hardships, Sītā remains determined to accompany him

In the sequence: Rāma asks Sītā to reconsider for her own welfare

2.25.1

sa evaṃ bruvatīṃ sītāṃ dharmajño dharmavatsalaḥ
nivartanārthe dharmātmā vākyam etad uvāca ha

To Sītā, speaking thus, that righteous soul, the knower and lover of dharma, in order to turn her back, spoke these words:

Words: sa — he; evaṃ bruvatīṃ — speaking thus; sītāṃ — to Sītā; dharmajño — the knower of dharma; dharmavatsalaḥ — the lover of dharma; nivartanārthe — in order to turn her back; dharmātmā — the righteous soul; vākyam etad — this word; uvāca ha — spoke indeed

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.