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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Sītā’s foretold forest life. She recalls predictions heard in her parents’ home and refuses separation despite Rāma’s hesitation

In the sequence: she threatens to end her life if left behind

2.26.17

evam asmāt svakāṃ nārīṃ suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām
nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā

So then, for what reason are you unwilling to take me—your own woman, of good conduct and devoted to her husband?

Words: evam asmāt — therefore, from this; svakāṃ nārīṃ — your own woman; suvṛttāṃ hi — of good conduct indeed; pativratām — devoted to her husband; nābhirocayase — you are unwilling; netuṃ — to take; tvaṃ māṃ — you me; keneha hetunā — for what reason here

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.