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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.25.2

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

2.25.2

sīte mahākulīnāsi dharme ca niratā sadā
ihācara svadharmaṃ tvaṃ mā yathā manasaḥ sukham

Sītā, you are of noble family and ever devoted to dharma; practice here your own duty, as brings happiness to the mind.

Words: sīte — O Sītā; mahākulīnāsi — you are of noble family; dharme ca niratā — and devoted to dharma; sadā — always; ihācara — practice here; svadharmaṃ — your own dharma; tvaṃ — you; mā — (enclitic; here = me, for me); yathā — as; manasaḥ sukham — happiness of mind

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.